Pat McAfee might’ve ruffled some feathers with his new bosses at ESPN after Aaron Rodgers reignited his feud with Jimmy Kimmel during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday.
L-R: Aaron Rodgers, Pat McAfee and Jimmy Kimmel Cooper Neill / Joseph Weiser / Randy Holmes / ABC / Getty Images |
The 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' host threatened to sue the NFL quarterback after making the claim on the ESPN show.
Pat McAfee is apologizing to Jimmy Kimmel for the role he
and his ESPN show played in escalating the late-night TV host's feud with Aaron
Rodgers, resulting in Kimmel threatening legal action over the NFL star's
Jeffrey Epstein remark.
The ESPN personality began Wednesday's Pat McAfee Show by
saying that he and his team were "rolling on two hours of sleep" for
the Tuesday show that featured Rodgers, and that the program's trademark
off-the-cuff segments that have little to no planning -- coupled with little
sleep after covering Monday's epic Rose Bowl game -- perhaps led to a segment
that may have crossed the line.
"There could be some things that were certainly,
probably -- I mean, we're gonna have to hear from Aaron on that -- meant to be
a s**t talk joke that can then become something that is obviously a very
serious allegation, that then leads to a massive overnight story, one in which
I put the baby down to sleep -- I haven't seen her in a while -- then I pick up
my phone and oh boy," McAfee said. "But I can see exactly why Jimmy
Kimmel felt the way he felt, especially with his position. But I think Aaron's
just trying to talk s**t. Now, did it go too far? Jimmy Kimmel certainly said
that was the case ... but that is Aaron and Jimmy, they've been, I don't know,
you know? So, we obviously don't like the fact that we're associated with
anything negative ever. We'd like our show to be an uplifting one, a happy one,
a fun one, but it's because we talk s**t and try to make light of
everything."
He continued, "Some things, obviously, people get very
pissed off about, especially when they're that serious allegations. So, we
apologize for being a part of it. I can't wait to hear what Aaron has to say
about it. Hopefully those two will just be able to settle this, you know, not
court-wise, but be able to chit chat and move along."
During Tuesday's episode, the New York Jets quarterback, a
weekly guest on the show, strongly suggested Kimmel could be among those who
traveled with the disgraced billionaire and pedophile. When the
previously-sealed court documents are made public any day now, hundreds of
names connected to Epstein are set to be exposed, including some notable public
figures.
"There's a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel [that]
are really hoping that doesn't come out," said Rodgers on Tuesday's show.
"I'll tell you what, if that list comes out, I definitely will be popping
some sort of bottle."
The Kimmel-Rodgers feud began in November 2021, when the
comedian labeled Rodgers a "Karen" over the quarterback's stance on
the COVID-19 vaccines. They've since gone back-and-forth ripping each other,
but things reached a boiling point Tuesday following Rodgers' Epstein claim,
prompting Kimmel to speak out on social media.
"Dear Aasshole: 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
tweeted.
He added, ""Your reckless words put my family in
danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.
@AaronRodgers12."
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