Howard Stern has come to the defense of longtime friend Jimmy Kimmel.
The late night talk show host was in the news after Aaron Rodgers hinted that Kimmel would be on Jeffrey Epstein's client list.
“A lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really hope this never comes out,” Rodgers said on “The Pat McAfee Show” last week. “I’m telling you, when that list comes out, I’m definitely going to open some bottles.”
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Howard Stern went after Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday. (Getty Images)
Kimmel slammed the New York Jets quarterback on his late-night show Monday night, and the radio legend had his own words for the four-time MVP.
“What do you mean Aaron Rodgers? I mean, what a hoot,” Stern said Tuesday. “You know what it is? When someone's out of their wits and they're in a feud with someone, all they do these days is they make stuff up about you. They make up conspiracy theories. That's outrageous.
“I was really angry about that. …What are you doing? You can't just make things up about somebody in public. It's very angry. …Aaron Rodgers wanted to attack Jimmy, so… Did he just make something up and call him a pedophile?”
ESPN, the network that airs McAfee's show, apologized for Rodgers' “stupid and factually incorrect joke.”
ESPN's Mike Foss said: “This should never have happened. We all realized in that moment.” front office sports.
Jimmy Kimmel and Aaron Rodgers' feud has gone to the next level. (Getty Images)
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Former Mr. McAfee indianapolis colts Audience members slammed Rodgers for his comments for “trying to talk,” and apologized for “participating” in the drama that ensued.
“We obviously don't like the fact that we're ever associated with anything negative. We want our show to be uplifting, happy, fun. But that's because we're talking and trying to create something.'' All things considered, it's clear that people are going to be very angry, especially when the allegations are that serious.'' he said.
Pat McAfee on the field before the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on December 31, 2022. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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About 200 names previously redacted from court documents in the case against Epstein's ex-girlfriend and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell will be made public after a federal judge in New York ordered them unsealed last month. is what happened.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
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