Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has made many enemies over the years thanks to his jokes. The list of those mad at him in the past two months includes Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump Jr. and George Santos.
This week, it was Kimmel who was mad about comments made by a sports star.
What Happened: New York Jets star quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending injury during his first game of the 2023 NFL season. That injury didn’t keep Rodgers out of the spotlight, with the quarterback making frequent appearances on “The Pat McAfee Show,” a sports-themed podcast.
During a recent visit during the show, Rodgers launched an attack on Kimmel, as shared by The Hollywood Reporter.
“There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are really hoping (the list) doesn’t come out,” Rodgers said of the list of people connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
The show joked that Rodgers had been sitting around waiting for the list of 200 names connected to Epstein to be released.
“I’ll tell you what, if that list comes out, I definitely will be popping some sort of bottle,” Rodgers added.
The Epstein list could be released soon with the names of previously unnamed parties listed as John and Jane Does finally publicly revealed.
Kimmel did not take the suggestion that he is on the list lightly.
“Dear Asshole: for the record, I’ve not met, flown with, visited, or had any contact whatsoever with Epstein, nor will you find my name on any ‘list’ other than the clearly-phony nonsense that soft-brained wackos like yourself can’t seem to distinguish from reality. Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court,” Kimmel tweeted.
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Why It’s Important: The battle between Kimmel and Rodgers dates back to 2021 according to the New York Post. At that time, Kimmel criticized Rodgers after the quarterback tested positive for COVID-19.
Kimmel criticized Rodgers for taking alternative medicine and not getting vaccinated, and also attacked his haircut.
“Aaron is a Karen, that’s the fact of the matter,” Kimmel said at the time.
Kimmel also said Rodgers misled others about his vaccination status. He compared letting other people think you’re…
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