After Jimmy Kimmel urged him to apologize for stating that Kimmel will appear in court records connected to Jeffrey Epstein, Aaron Rodgers declined to apologize on Tuesday.
The future Hall of Fame quarterback for the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers, made his most recent remarks on “The Pat McAfee Show” less than twenty-four hours after Jimmy Kimmel criticized him in the opening monologue of Monday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Kimmel added that while Rodgers was angry at being made fun of, it’s likely that he didn’t think he was an associate of Epstein.
The claims were made by Rodgers 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 included the identities of over 150 persons who had been named in Epstein-related legal procedures. In the event that “that list” was revealed, Rodgers said, he would “definitely be popping some sort of bottle.”
In his opening speech, Kimmel stated: “And then it was released, and naturally, my name isn’t on it. I’m not on a list, I’ve never met Jeffrey Epstein, and I was never on an island, an aircraft, or anything else.”Many crazy individuals really think that once a week, I get to go to Shakey’s with Tom Hanks and Oprah to eat pizza and drink children’s blood,” he went on.
“Either he actually believes my name was going to be on Epstein’s list, which is insane, or the more likely scenario is he doesn’t actually believe that; he just said it because he’s mad at me for making fun of his topknot and his lies about being vaccinated,” Kimmel said.
If Rodgers apologized, Kimmel said, he would “move on”.
“On the few 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 said.
There was never an apology.
Rather, Rodgers corrected his remarks, claiming that he did not call Kimmel a pedophile.
He said that his tense relationship with Kimmel began during the epidemic, when Kimmel would often make jokes about Rodgers’ lack of vaccinations. Rodgers described Dr. Anthony Fauci as “one of the biggest spreaders of misinformation” during the epidemic, and he said that Kimmel provided a platform for the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Additionally, Rodgers stated he was discussing how Kimmel had previously made light of him by implying that he thought Epstein had a “list” that would someday be made public and reveal wrongdoing.
In response to Rodgers’ remarks, Kimmel referred to him as a “overly concussed wacko.”
“I was referring to the fact that if there is a list … and there are names on it, that would be the second time that a soft-brain junior college student, you know, wacko, anti-vax, antisemite, purveyor, spreader of misinformation, conspiracy theorist, MAGA, whatever other things have been said by him and other people in the media, would be right — twice,” he stated.
“Totally understands” how serious a pedophilia accusation might be, Rodgers continued.
“I can see why he would be offended about it. Even if you believe I’m a moron and have said a lot of things about my IQ, I’m not foolish enough to accuse you of anything without any hard, conclusive proof. That is absurd,” he remarked.
“I would like to put this to bed to move forward,” said Rodgers.
On Monday, Kimmel began his monologue by stating that 2024 had been a “crazy year, particularly for me.” He continued to attack Rodgers for his remarks on the Covid vaccine, claiming that he had not received the shot and had instead taken ivermectin, a medication that has been extensively disproven as a Covid therapy and is intended to treat parasites in cattle.
When Rodgers suggested last year, also on “The Pat McAfee Show,” that news reports of UFO sightings were somehow connected to the Epstein case, noting the “interesting timing,” Kimmel referred to Rodgers, who was then a member of the Green Bay Packers, as a “whack Packer.”
In response to Rodgers last week on X, Kimmel claimed that his family was in danger as a result of Rodgers’ “reckless words” about the Epstein docs.
“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 said.
He went on to say: “Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.”
In 2019, Epstein was taken into custody on allegations of engaging in sexual trafficking related to events that supposedly took place between 2002 and 2005. In August of that year, he committed himself in a detention cell; federal investigators concluded that staff members’ mistakes and incompetence caused the occurrence.
Big names were listed in the initial documents that were made public last week, but not many new details. The majority of the identities, including those of several well-known individuals, have already been made public in court filings; yet, the case still feeds wild conjecture and conspiracy theories.
Teenage females were recruited to visit Epstein’s Florida house, according to another batch of papers that were revealed to the public last week.
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