ESPN does not want any trouble from the courts over what Aaron Rodgers had to say about Jimmy Kimmel.
On Friday, the worldwide leader in sports responded to Aaron Rodgers’ latest controversial comments on “The Pat McAfee Show,” three days after the New York Jets quarterback implied late-night host Jimmy Kimmel would be exposed on the list of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
In a short statement to Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy, ESPN spokesman Mike Foss blasted the ridiculous claim about the fellow Disney employee.
“Aaron made a dumb and factually inaccurate joke about Jimmy Kimmel,” said ESPN’s Mike Foss.
BREAKING NEWS: ESPN Is Apologizing For Aaron Rodgers’ comments about Jimmy Kimmel on @PatMcAfeeShow.“Aaron made a dumb and factually inaccurate joke about Jimmy Kimmel. It should never have happened. We all realized that in the moment,” says ESPN’s Mike Foss.Story coming.
— Michael McCarthy (@MMcCarthyREV) January 5, 2024
Foss also reportedly told McCarthy, “It should never have happened. We all realized that in the moment.”
Rodgers was on the show Tuesday when he took a shot at the comedian and said the late-night talk show host’s name would appear on the late convicted sex offender’s client list.
“There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are really hoping that doesn’t come out,” Rodgers said. “I’ll tell you what, if that list comes out, I definitely will be popping some sort of bottle.”
Kimmel took to X and fired off at Rodgers over his statement.
“Dear Aassh—: 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.,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter.
“Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.”
Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee apologized for “being a part of” the drama that came about afterward.
Nearly 200 names previously redacted from court documents are being made public after a federal judge in New York ordered their unsealing last month.
Rodgers is paid $1 million annually for his weekly appearances on McAfee’s show and it appears his status of being on it will continue.
