*Jimmy Kimmel threatened legal action against Aaron Rodgers after the four-time MVP said Kimmel’s name is on the list of people linked to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
“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 in a post on X.
“Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court,” Kimmel added.
Rodgers made the shocking remarks about Epstein’s soon-to-be-released list while appearing on Pat McAfee’s ESPN show.
“There are a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, that are really hoping that doesn’t come out,” Rodgers stated.
Jimmy Kimmel SLAMS Aaron Rodgers for suggesting he could be on the Jeffrey Epstein list. Read more: https://t.co/6eUrqqxcFh pic.twitter.com/vaKSwSHdL5
— ExtraTV (@extratv) January 3, 2024
As the New York Post reports, McAfee later apologized, saying he “can understand why Jimmy got completely pissed,” but noted said “Aaron was just trying to talk s–to.”
“Now do I think it went too far? … Jimmy Kimmel certainly said that was the case,” McAfee said on his Wednesday show.
“There is no formal outline of what we’re going to talk about [and] how we’re going to talk about it,” McAfee said. “There is no scheduled conversations, there is no scheduled debates, there is no topics for you to think about before you get in there.
“There is just an opportunity to talk about damn near everything for three and a half hours and in doing so … good times can be had, laughter can be had … and on the flip side, there can be things that are certainly, probably — we’re going to have to hear from Aaron on that — meant to be s–t talk joke that can then become something that is obviously a very serious allegation that then leads to a massive overnight story.”
Rodgers has not responded to Kimmel’s legal threat.
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