Jimmy Kimmel blasts Aaron Rodgers’ claim about Jeffrey Epstein list

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Jimmy Kimmel is threatening to sue Aaron Rodgers after the NFL quarterback claimed the late-night host will be named as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates.

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During his regular appearance on The Pat McAfee Show this week, Rodgers addressed the anticipated list. McAfee joked that Rodgers was “waiting in his wine cellar for this thing,” with the football star responding, “There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really hoping that doesn’t come out.”

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Over 150 high-profile associates of the late sex offender are set to be named after a federal judge ruling in December.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is expected to be one of 150 “John and Jane Does” whose identities will be revealed following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska. The names include “associates, alleged perpetrators, alleged co-conspirators, alleged victims, witnesses and former Epstein employees,” according a report from ABC News.

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Clinton has denied knowing anything about Epstein’s crimes, but personal flight logs revealed that the politician and his entourage had flown extensively on the financier’s plane to Paris, Bangkok and Brunei in 2002 and 2003.

Epstein was behind bars facing charges of child sex-trafficking and conspiracy when he was found dead in his jail cell in 2019. Previously, he had pleaded guilty to soliciting and procuring a person under age 18 for prostitution in Florida in 2008.

His close associate Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on five counts related to the abuse and trafficking of underage girls.

“I’ll tell you what, if that lists comes out, I definitely will be popping some sort of bottle,” a smiling Rodgers added in a clip that went viral on social media.

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An enraged Kimmel took to X to blast Rodgers, telling the New York Jets quarterback his claims “put my family in danger.”

“Dear A**hole: 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 wrote. “Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.”

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McAfee told viewers that Rodgers’ allegations came after Kimmel poked fun at the player for his past remarks about Epstein and UFOs while appearing on the same show last year.

“I believe that this has been going on for a long time. Interesting timing on everything,” Rodgers said last March. “There’s a lot of other things going on in the world. Did you hear about the Epstein client list about to be released? There’s some files that have some names on it that might be getting released pretty soon.”

Kimmel played the clip on his show and mocked the four-time NFL MVP.

“Needless to say, all this UFO talk has the tinfoil-hatters going wild, including Green Bay whack Packer Aaron Rodgers,” Kimmel joked. “Might be time to revisit that concussion protocol.”

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