Kimmel says he’d accept an apology from Aaron Rodgers but doesn’t expect one

2025-01-19 07:50:41 source: category:Scams

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel said he’d accept an apology from New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers for inappropriate comments associating the comic with Jeffrey Epstein, but doesn’t expect one.

“A decent person would apologize,” Kimmel said Monday during his first appearance on his late-night ABC show since Rodgers’ comments. “But he probably won’t.”

During a weekly appearance on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” last week, Rodgers suggested that Kimmel’s name might appear on a list of associates of Epstein, a millionaire accused of sex trafficking before he died by suicide.

Kimmel denied any association with Epstein and threatened Rodgers with a lawsuit, saying the NFL star was putting his family in danger.

READ MORE Aaron Rodgers voted Jets’ most inspirational player by teammates. QB played just 4 snaps this season Dozens more Jeffrey Epstein documents are now public. Here’s what we know so far Rodgers’ return will come next season, with Jets out of 2023 playoff hunt and QB not 100% healthy

Rodgers is expected to make another appearance on McAfee’s show Tuesday.

Kimmel laced into Rodgers in his ABC monologue late Monday, calling him “hamster-brained” and said that he got two ‘A’s’ on his report card — “they’re both in the name Aaron.”

“It might be time to revisit that concussion profile, Aaron,” Kimmel said.

With ABC and ESPN both owned by the Walt Disney Corp., the feud has put the parent company in an awkward position, and they’ve mostly remained silent in response.

More:Scams

Recommend

Who will be in the top 12? Our College Football Playoff ranking projection

Members of the College Football Playoff selection committee will have a dilemma on their hands when

Reba McEntire finds a new on-screen family in NBC’s ‘Happy’s Place’

NEW YORK (AP) — Reba McEntire finds herself behind the bar in her latest return to network TV, makin

The annual Montana Millionaire drawing sells out in record time as players try their luck

Montana Lottery players lined up for a chance to win $1 million on Friday morning.The lottery announ