Aaron Rodgers is not coming back The Pat McAfee Show in the near future following his comments insinuating that Jimmy Kimmel might be related to Jeffrey Epstein.
On Wednesday, the sports analyst, 36, announced that the weekly “Aaron Rodgers Tuesday” segment will no longer air until the end of this football season.
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“I’m pumped that it won’t be every Wednesday in my life,” McAfee said as he and two others on his show applauded.
“There will be a lot of people who will be happy with it, including me. To be honest, the way it ended, it got really loud… I’m glad it won’t be [in] my mentions going forward, which is great news.”
Pat McAfee, Jimmy Kimmel, Aaron Rodgers.
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Their split comes after Rodgers, 40, made headlines on January 2 for implying that Kimmel, 56, was involved with a registered sex offender who died by suicide after hanging himself in a prison cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. City while awaiting trial on federal conspiracy and sex trafficking charges in August 2019.
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Jeffrey Epstein.
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“A lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, are hoping it doesn’t come out,” the New York Jets quarterback said during an appearance on ESPN — referring to the soon-to-be-released list of people rumored to be connected to the disgraced financier.
This prompted a backlash from the late-night talk show host, who threatened legal action.
“Darling [Aa–hole]: for the record, I have not met, flown, visited, or had any contact with Epstein, nor will you find my name on any ‘list’ other than blatantly bogus nonsense that soft-brained lunatics like you can’t tell from reality. Your thoughtless words have put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will continue to argue the facts in court. @AaronRodgers12,” he chirped that same day.
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After a US district judge released unsealed court documents related to Epstein, Kimmel’s name did not appear on them.
The following week, the comedian kicked off his first show of the new year by addressing the controversy.
While he reiterated that he had no connection to Epstein, Kimmel also pointed out the differences between the comments on his late night show and those made by Rodgers.
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Jimmy Kimmel.
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“And as for the ‘Well, you keep saying things about people,’ yeah, I do. It’s not the same. It’s not even close to the same,” Kimmel said. “We say a lot of things on this show. We don’t make up lies. In fact, we have a team of people who work hard to sift through the facts and reputable sources before I make a joke, and that’s an important difference — a joke about someone.”
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He also said the athlete would be a “decent person” if he apologised.
When Rodgers appeared on the The Pat McAfee Show after listening to Kimmel’s plea, he instead went on a five-minute rant about COVID-19 vaccines and claimed that Kimmel had misunderstood his comments about him.
“I fully understand how serious an allegation of pedophilia would be, so I understand that he’s upset about it,” Rodgers said unapologetically.
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