Rodgers, who had previously made weekly appearances on The Pat McAfee Show, first called out Kimmel during the Jan. 2 appearance on McAfee’s show, when he brought up the impending release of series of court documents related to Epstein. “A lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel,” he alleged, “are really hoping that doesn’t come out.”
Kimmel, for his part, wasted no time in setting the record straight.
“Dear Aasshole: for the record, I’ve not met, flown with, visited, or had any contact whatsoever with Epstein,” he wrote in a statement shared to X, formerly known as Twitter, “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.”
“Your reckless words put my family in danger,” the late-night host, who is a father to four children, added. “Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court. @AaronRodgers12.”