Aaron Rodgers “Glad” Jimmy Kimmel Is Not On Jeffrey Epstein List But Stops Short Of Apology: “I Don’t Think He’s The P-Word”

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Aaron Rodgers returned to his weekly segment on The Pat McAfee Show to address his feud with Jimmy Kimmel. The New York Jets quarterback appeared in the second hour of the show, where he went right into it, saying there were people who wanted “to censor the show.”

Rodgers started off by reminding viewers of his history with Kimmel, saying it went “back to Covid times” where the ABC late-night show host made “jokes about my immunization.” The football star said he didn’t like how Kimmel mentioned unvaccinated people “don’t deserve treatment” or “if they’re at a hospital, they shouldn’t get a hospital bed.” Rodgers also took a swipe at Dr. Anthony Fauci, calling him “one of the biggest spreaders of misinformation during Covid times,” with Kimmel giving him a platform.

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“In my opinion, [Kimmel] ripped me about the vax and that turns out to be an L on many occasions because the vax was not safe and effective like we were told it was in the beginning,” he said. “There are a lot of injuries that we’ve seen related to the vaccine.”

Rodgers insisted that he was not offended by Kimmel’s opinion. The NFL star moved on to the current feud, where many interpreted his words as alluding to Kimmel being associated with Jeffrey Epstein.

“A lot of people, and I’m quoting myself, ‘A lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, are really hoping that [list] doesn’t come out. End quote,” Rodgers referenced. “I was referring to the fact that if there is a list, which again hasn’t come out yet, this was just a deposition.”

He continued, “I totally understand how serious allegations of pedophilia would be. So for him to be upset about that, I get it. I’m not stupid enough, even though you think I’m an idiot and you made a lot of comments about my intelligence, but I’m not stupid enough to accuse you of that with absolutely zero evidence. That’s ridiculous.”

Rodgers called for those people on the Epstein list to be investigated for their heinous crimes.

Mike Foss, senior vice president of digital and studio production at ESPN, was also called out by Rodgers after he said the quarterback “made a dumb and factually inaccurate joke about Jimmy Kimmel.”

“Mike, you’re not helping,” Rodgers said. “You’re not helping because I just read earlier exactly what I said.”

Rodgers accused the media of trying to get him canceled, adding, “If you look at all the different people who’ve been censored, especially during Covid, the canceling that went on, the censorship… using the government to try and censor people that happened. And if that doesn’t work, they go to name calling.”

“I still haven’t popped a bottle because there hasn’t been any list that’s comes up,” Rodgers mentioned. “I’m glad that Jimmy is not on the list. I really am. I don’t think he’s the P-word”

He continued, “I think it’s impressive that a man who went to Arizona state and has ten joke writers can read it off the prompter. My education at JuCo and my three semesters at Cal, that I am very proud of, has worked out for me and I’m glad to see it’s worked out for him as well. I wish him the best. I don’t give a shit what he says about me. As long as he understands what I actually said and that I’m not accusing him of being on a list, I’m all for moving forward.”

McAfee would later bring up that after Rodgers’ comments, many people took to social media to call Kimmel a pedophile.

“And that sucks,” Rodgers said. “I condemn that 100%. That’s ridiculous, like any type of name calling. I’m not calling them one and neither should you. So, it’s not backing me up or making me feel good if you’re doing that.”

Rodgers continued, “Let me make that crystal clear. I don’t take any f***ing joy out of anybody doing that. Don’t do that in my name. Don’t do that at all. Those are serious accusations meant for people who are on the list.”

Kimmel addressed his feud with Rodgers on his late-night show, where he went on to roast the quarterback and said he had a condition known as The Dunning Kruger effect, which he says “is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities.”

“In other words, Aaron Rodgers is too arrogant to know how ignorant he is. They let him host Jeopardy! for two weeks and now he knows everything,” Kimmel joked.

During his monologue, Kimmel predicted Rodgers wouldn’t apologize but if he would have apologized, he would accept it and move on.

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