Jimmy Kimmel mentioned Aaron Rodgers on his first show of the new year, after the Jets QB hinted on “The Pat McAfee Show” last week that Kimmel's name would be included in documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The comment sparked a heated debate, with the late-night host holding back on Monday night's opening of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” with a nearly seven-minute monologue in which he mocked Rodgers and demanded an apology. did.
“When you hear someone who won a Super Bowl and did all the State Farm commercials say things like this,” Kimmel said, referring to Rodgers’ comments about Epstein, “a lot of people I would believe that.” Many delusional people truly believe that I meet Tom Hanks and Oprah once a week at Shakey's, eat pizza, and drink children's blood.
“And I know this because my wife hears stories from these people frequently. My children hear stories from them. My poor mailman hears stories from these people. And now, because of Aaron Rodgers, we're hearing from even more people.”
Kimmel then asked if Rodgers truly believed what he was saying was true, or if he was “actually not believing it, but he was mad at me for making fun of his lies about topknots and vaccinations.” I just said so.'' ”
The late-night host also said that Rodgers' biggest complaint was when he teased the conspiracy theory that UFO news was being broadcast to distract from Epstein's list and that his comments were in retaliation for that. I guessed that it was.
“Aaron Rodgers has a very high opinion of himself. He believes he's special because he's had success on the football field,” Kimmel later said.
Kimmel teased that Rodgers believes he is smarter than scientists during the coronavirus pandemic, joking that “the idea that he has an average brain is unfathomable.” The vicious attacks continued.
“Aaron had two A's on his report card, and both were in the word 'Aaron,'” Kimmel added.
Later, Mr. Rodgers acknowledged that he had a right to his opinion, but in his heart he drew the line at making up lies and said it was just trash talk, according to Pat McAfee's comments. pushed back.
“Calling someone a pedophile is not an opinion and it's not trash talk. Sorry, Pat McAfee,” Kimmel added.
Kimmel said he would accept an apology from Rodgers.
“You know what I do when I do something wrong, which happens rarely? I'm sorry,” Kimmel said. “This is what Aaron Rodgers should do, this is what any decent human being should do. But I bet he won't. If he did, you know what I'd do? His apology Accept it and move on. But he probably won't do that. My guess is he won't apologize.”
Rodgers waited to address the situation until he returned to McAfee's show on Tuesday, and essentially refused to answer questions when the topic came up during the Jets' year-end media availability on Monday. There is.
“We're going to talk about it on tomorrow's show. Stay tuned,” Rodgers said from the podium at the Jets' practice facility.
The feud between Kimmel and Rodgers flared up again last week when the Jets QB hinted that Kimmel's name was in a trove of recently released Epstein documents.
“That should be announced soon,” Rodgers said on the weekly “Pat McAfee Show” on Jan. 2. He said, “A lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really hope it never comes out.”
And the comedian quickly hit back, claiming legal action for his post on X later that night.
Kimmel's name does not appear in any of the documents, nor has he ever been associated with a deceased pedophile.
Rodgers and Kimmel have an ongoing feud that dates back to 2021, when Kimmel confronted Rodgers on a late-night talk show over the future Hall of Famer's vaccination status.
