Sports analyst Pat McAfee responded to Jimmy Kimmel’s response to New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ remarks about him and Jeffrey Epstein throughout McAfee’s present on Tuesday.
During a Tuesday evening episode of ESPN’s “Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube, Rodgers made feedback implying that Kimmel can be affected by the checklist of names related to intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein that have been launched Wednesday.
“There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are really hoping that list doesn’t come out,” Rodgers stated in dialog with McAfee and his co-host, A.J. Hawk.
An outraged Kimmel fired again on the Jets participant in a publish on X (previously Twitter) the place he threatened to pursue authorized motion.
“Dear Aasshole: 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 stated. “Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.”
During his program on Wednesday, McAfee addressed the feedback made on Tuesday’s episode and responded to Kimmel’s response, explaining that he understood why the speak present host was upset.
“I can see exactly why Jimmy Kimmel felt the way he felt, especially with his position. But I think Aaron was just trying to talk shit,” McAfee stated.
“We obviously don’t like the fact that we’re associated with anything negative ever. We like our show to be an uplifting one, a happy one, a fun one,” he stated. “Because we talk shit and try to make light of everything, some things obviously people get very pissed off about, especially when they are serious allegations, so we apologize for being a part of it. Can’t wait to hear what Aaron has to say about it.”
Rodgers has not publicly responded to Kimmel’s menace to sue.
ESPN confronted backlash over the controversy, Business Insider reported, although it’s unclear whether or not the sports activities channel is trying into what occurred on the present on Tuesday.
In an episode on Wednesday, McAfee went on to say that he hopes Kimmel and Rodgers can settle the difficulty via dialog moderately than a lawsuit and “move along.”
“Remember, you’re allowed to disagree with people’s opinions… and you’re allowed to just move on,” he stated.
Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell on the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York in August 2019. He was dealing with expenses of intercourse trafficking and conspiracy to visitors minors for intercourse, which have been dismissed after his demise.
