Aaron Rodgers is not apologizing.
The NFL quarterback entered a dispute Tuesday with late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel over comments he made last week that allegedly hinted that Kimmel's name would be included in some of Jeffrey Epstein's court documents. It responded on Tuesday. Kimmel threatens to sue Rodgers; He dedicated a monologue about the attack on his show. star quarterback.
Rodgers suggested on “The Pat McAfee Show” that his comments may have been intentionally misinterpreted.
Rodgers said the conflict between Kimmel and himself dates back to when Kimmel was in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. rogers ridiculed For being skeptical of the government's dominant narrative on COVID-19 vaccines and the pandemic. According to Rodgers, it turns out Kimmel was wrong about the shot. Despite saying that medical care should be withheld From those who didn't receive it.
The second problem, Mr. Rogers said, was that Mr. Kimmel believed Mr. Rogers was an “overly publicized eccentric” for believing that a list of Epstein's clients existed.
“Last week, I said, 'A lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really wish it wouldn't come out.' That's the whole quote,” Rodgers explained.
“What I was saying is that if there was a list and there were names on it, it would be the soft-witted college students, the eccentrics, the anti-vaxxers, the anti-Semites, the misinformers. Conspiracy theorists, MAGAs – whatever else he or anyone in the media said – would be right twice,” he added, mocking his critics.
Rodgers acknowledged that he understands “how serious the pedophilia allegations are,” and therefore understands why Kimmel is upset. But Mr. Rogers said he made no such suggestion to Mr. Kimmel, citing his own comments criticizing Mr. Kimmel.
“I'm not that stupid — even if you think I'm stupid and make a lot of comments about my intelligence — but I'm not that stupid enough to accuse you without any proof or concrete evidence. It’s not stupid; it’s ridiculous,” Rogers explained.
Later in the interview, Rodgers criticized ESPN Senior Vice President Mike Foss: issued a statement condemning Rodgers made a “stupid, untrue joke” about Kimmel.
“Mike, you can't help me. You can't help me, because I just read exactly what you said earlier,” Rogers began.
“This is a media strategy. This is what they do. They try to cancel, they try to cancel,” he continued. “And it's not just me. It's not just me. If you look at all the different people who have been censored from the internet, especially during COVID-19, there have been cancellations, censorship, government Censorship using etc. People who happened.”
Rogers said media outlets resort to “smearing” when attempts to get participants to cancel fail, but this also doesn't work because people can see the truth for themselves.
“This is their strategy. It's inaccurate, but that's the environment we're in,” he said.
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