The drama between Jimmy Kimmel and Aaron Rodgers continues to tug on, with the quarterback refusing to apologize after he recommended that the discuss present host’s identify will finally floor on the listing of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates.
Rodgers returned to ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show Tuesday, reviews the Washington Post, apparently doubling down on debunked COVID conspiracy theories and refusing to apologize to Kimmel.
“I said that a lot of people, and I’m quoting myself here, ‘a lot of people — including Jimmy Kimmel — are really hoping that [list] doesn’t come out,’ end quotes, that’s what I said,” Rodgers instructed McAfee.
“I was referring to the fact that if there is a list — which, again, this hasn’t come out yet, this was just a deposition — and there are names on it, then that would be the second time that a soft brain, junior college student, you know, wacko anti-vax, antisemite, purveyor, spreading misinformation, conspiracy theorists, MAGA — whatever other things have been said by him and other people in the media — would be right twice.”
Last week, Rodgers, 40, made the declare about Kimmel , 56, throughout a visitor spot on McAfee’s present.
Rodgers stated there are lots of individuals, “including Jimmy Kimmel,” who don’t want the contact listing belonging to Epstein to be publicly launched.
“I’ll tell you what, if that list comes out, I’ll definitely will be popping some sort of bottle,” added Rodgers, who gave the impression to be sitting inside a wine cellar.
Kimmel responded, taking to X to re-share the clip and deny he’s ever met Epstein.
“Dear Aasshole [sic]: 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,” Kimmel wrote.
“Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.”
Kimmel additionally laced into the New York Jets participant throughout his Monday evening monologue on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Either he actually believes my name was going to be on Epstein’s list — which is insane — or the more likely scenario is he doesn’t actually believe that and he just said it because he’s mad at me for making fun of his top knot and his lies about being vaccinated,” Kimmel stated in his prolonged rant, the place he additionally referred to as Rodgers “hamster-brained” and joked the 2 ‘A’s’ on his report card had been “both in the name Aaron.”
“It might be time to revisit that concussion profile, Aaron,” Kimmel stated.
McAfee additionally issued an apology to Kimmel final week, saying Rodgers’ remark about Epstein’s listing was a “a s—t talk joke that can then become something that is obviously a very serious allegation.”
“Some things, obviously, people get very pissed off about, especially when they’re that serious allegations. So, we apologize for being a part of it,” he stated. “I can’t wait to hear what Aaron has to say about it. Hopefully those two will just be able to settle this, not court-wise, but be able to chit chat and move along.”
On Tuesday, Rodgers appeared to stroll again his feedback however stopped wanting issuing an apology.
“Any type of name calling is ridiculous and I’m not calling him (a pedophile), and neither should you,” Rodgers stated on the present.
The feud between ABC’s late-night star and Rodgers, who repeatedly seems on the every day ESPN present, has confirmed embarrassing for The Walt Disney Co., the mother or father firm to each tv networks.
Rodgers criticized Mike Foss, an ESPN government who oversees McAfee’s present, for saying that Rodgers had made “a dumb and factually inaccurate joke” about Kimmel.
“Mike, you’re not helping,” Rodgers stated. “You’re not helping because I just read earlier exactly what I said. This is the game plan of the media and this is what they do: They try to cancel, you know, and it’s not just me…If you look at all the different people who’ve been censored from the internet, especially during COVID, the cancelling that went on, the censoring, using the government to try and censor people.”
Before addressing his particular feedback, Rodgers had a prolonged preamble about his grudges towards Kimmel, together with jokes the comedian has made concerning the quarterback’s anti-COVID-19 vaccination feedback.
Even after that, he stated he didn’t care what Kimmel stated about him, “but as long as he understands what I actually said and that I’m not accusing him of being on a list … I’m all for moving forward.”
— with recordsdata from Global News’ Sarah Do Couto and The Associated Press
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