Jimmy Kimmel criticizes Aaron Rodgers for his opening speech remark about Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaking on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Monday, the late-night host demanded an apology from Rodgers for stating the comic will show up in court records connected to Epstein.
NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been urged to retract his statement that the comic will be included in court records linked to Jeffrey Epstein by Jimmy Kimmel.
The late-night host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" suggested on Monday that Rodgers was likely furious about being the subject of Kimmel's jokes rather than believing he was an acquaintance of Epstein.
The claims were made by the quarterback for the New York Jets last week on "The Pat McAfee Show" on ESPN. "A lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, are really hoping that doesn't come out," he continued, alluding to court records that had been previously made public and contained the identities of over 150 persons who had been named in Epstein-related legal procedures. In the event that "that list" was revealed, Rodgers continued, he would "definitely be popping some sort of bottle."
"And then it was released, and naturally, my name isn't on it. In his opening monologue, Kimmel stated, "I don't know Jeffrey Epstein, I've never met Jeffrey Epstein, I'm not on a list, I wasn't on a plane, an island, or anything ever."
A ton of whimsical individuals genuinely accept I'm getting together with Tom Hanks and Oprah at Shakey's once every week to eat pizza and drink the blood of kids," he proceeded.
"Possibly he really accepts my name would have been on Epstein's rundown, which is crazy, or the almost certain situation is he doesn't truly accept that, he just said it since he's frantic at me for ridiculing his top bunch and his lies about being immunized," Kimmel said.
According to Kimmel, in the event that Rodgers issues an apology, he will "accept his apology and move on."
"On the rare times when I do make a mistake. Do you know what I do? "I'm sorry, Aaron Rodgers should do the right thing, which is to apologize, but I'm betting he won't," he uttered.
During his opening monologue, Kimmel remarked that 2024 had already been a "crazy year, particularly for me." He continued by severely criticizing Rodgers for his remarks on his vaccination against COVID-19. Rodgers had stated that he had not had a vaccination and had instead taken ivermectin, a medication intended to treat parasites in cattle but generally disproven as a cure for COVID-19.
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