(Photo by Mindy Small\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOn Monday night, Kimmel fired back at the controversial quarterback.<\/p>\n
Following the release of a list that did NOT include his name on it, Kimmel said in his monologue:<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know Jeffrey Epstein. I\u2019ve never met Jeffrey Epstein. I am not on the list. I was not on a plane or an island or anything \u2014 ever.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kimmel then emphasized how those close to him have been threatened ever since Rodgers made this accusation.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of delusional people honestly believe I am meeting up with Tom Hanks and Oprah at Shakies once a week to eat pizza and drink the blood of children,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I know this because I hear from these people often. My wife hears from them. My kids hear from them, my poor mailman hears from these people. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now we\u2019re hearing from lots more of them thanks to Aaron Rodgers.\u201d<\/p>\nAaron Rodgers of the New York Jets looks on before a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 7, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn the past, Kimmel mocked Rodgers for his anti-COVID-19 stance and for lying to the public about whether he had been vaccinated.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo retaliate, he decided to insinuate that I am a pedophile,\u201d Kimmel continued. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is how these nuts do it now. You don\u2019t like Trump \u2014 you\u2019re a pedophile. It\u2019s their go-to move. And it shows you how much they actually care about pedophilia.\u201d<\/p>\n
From there, Kimmel went off on people such as Rodgers\u2026 on people who have one exceptional talent, and therefore believe they are an expert on EVERYthing.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe believes himself to be an extraordinary being. He genuinely thinks that because God gave him the ability to throw a ball, he\u2019s smarter than everyone else,\u201d the host went on. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea that his brain is just average is unfathomable to him. We learned during Covid [that] somehow he knows more about science than scientists. A guy who went to community college then got into Cal on a football scholarship and didn\u2019t graduate. <\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone who never spent a minute studying the human body is an expert in the field of immunology. He just put on a magic helmet and that G made him a genius.\u201d<\/p>\nJimmy Kimmel talks to his studio office about Donald Trump in this photo from his talk show. (ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nKimmel continued:<\/p>\n
\u201cAaron got two A\u2019s on his report card and they were both in the word Aaron. Can you imagine that this hamster brain man thinks he knows what the government is up to because he\u2019s a quarterback doing research on YouTube and listening to podcasts?\u201d<\/p>\n
Toward the end of his monologue, Kimmel said he would accept an apology from Rodgers.<\/p>\n
But he definitely does not expect he\u2019ll get one.<\/p>\nAaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers looks on during the first half against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCut to Tuesday and Rodgers\u2019 weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad that Jimmy is not on the list, I really am, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s the P-word,\u201d Rodgers said in response. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s impressive that a man who went to Arizona State and has 10 joke writers can read off a prompter\u2026 I wish him the best. <\/p>\n
\u201cAgain, I don\u2019t give a sh-t what he says about me, but as long as he understands what I actually said, that I\u2019m not accusing him of being on a list, I\u2019m all for moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\nAaron Rodgers slings the ball here during the NFC title game against the Buccaneers. (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWithout any real ammunition \u2014 because he\u2019s totally wrong and is an ignorant moron who can\u2019t compete with Kimmel\u2019s platform and\/or levels of intelligence, wit or insight \u2014 Rodgers simply concluded:<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that he will give the same type of energy to these heinous crimes when they do come out that you gave to other subjects that you spent a lot of time working on.\u201d<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll give the final words here to Kimmel, courtesy of Monday\u2019s monologue again:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I do get something wrong, which happens on rare occasions, you know what I do? I apologize.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich is what Aaron Rodgers should do, which is what a decent person would do. But I bet he won\u2019t. If he does, you know what I\u2019ll do? I\u2019ll accept his apology and move on. But he probably won\u2019t do that. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy guess is he won\u2019t apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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