wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Maybe it really is just a coincidence,” a second fan seethed. “But it feels pretty shitty of ABC to promote that one of the contestants in ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ championship is going to be on Kimmel later that night.
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Aaron Rodgers will no longer make guest appearances on The Pat McAfee Show.
The news comes amid controversial comments he made regarding Jimmy Kimmel, the host said on Wednesday (January 10), suggesting that the late night host’s name would appear on documents linking him to Jeffrey Epstein.
Jimmy hit back, threatening to sue the football player in response, which Aaron then responded to.
Shortly after the incident, Pat McAfee apologized to Jimmy on-air saying, “We apologize for being a part of it.”
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“Aaron Rodgers is a Hall of Famer. He’s a four-time MVP. He’s a massive piece of the NFL story whenever you go back and tell it. He will be a huge part of it,” he said, via The Wrap.
“We are very lucky to get a chance to chat with him and learn from him. Some of his thoughts and opinions do piss off a lot of people. I’m pumped that that is no longer every single Wednesday of my life, which it has been for the last few weeks,” he continued.
“On Friday I obviously threw us into the fire as well. I forever stand by that. Everything else, though, just can’t do that and not what we want to be known for.”
He also noted that he is personally looking forward to things calming down saying, “The way it ended, it got real loud, real loud….I’m happy that is not going to be my mentions going forward, which is great news.”
Find out how Aaron Rodgers responded to the feud.
wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Maybe it really is just a coincidence,” a second fan seethed. “But it feels pretty shitty of ABC to promote that one of the contestants in ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ championship is going to be on Kimmel later that night.
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hart towards the Academy Awards. Kevin Hart has stated that he’ll never host the Oscars. “Whatever little hope you had, I want to destroy it right now,” the comedian, 44, told Sky News in an interview published Friday.
Back so soon?
Ethan Shanfeld One day after Pat McAfee announced that Aaron Rodgers would not return on his sports talk show for the rest of the season, the football star made a surprise appearance to discuss NFL developments including Nick Saban’s retirement and Bill Belichick’s departure from the New England Patriots. Rodgers ignited a media firestorm when, on a Jan. 2 episode of ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show,” he suggested that Jimmy Kimmel was among those named in the now-unsealed Jeffrey Epstein documents.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor ESPN has been giving one of its newest show hosts a lot of rope despite a years-long policy of keeping talent on a very short leash. Pat McAfee has generated reams of unwanted publicity for the Disney-backed sports-media giant in recent days, allowing frequent guest Aaron Rodgers to spread misinformation about vaccinations; insulting Norby Williamson, an influential ESPN executive who manages many studio shows and tries to keep a tight rein on them, and accusing him of working to sabotage his show in talks to media outlets; and giving Rodgers room to call out Jimmy Kimmel, the ABC late-night host who is one of the most high-profile employees in the Disney empire.
Well, looks like someone effed around and found out?
Jordan Moreau Quarterback Aaron Rodgers will not return to “The Pat McAfee Show” for the remainder of this season, host Pat McAfee announced Wednesday. “So ‘Aaron Rodgers Tuesday,’ Season 4, is done,” McAfee said at the beginning of Wednesday’s episode. “There could be a lot of people that are happy with that.
Aaron Rodgers has ended his appearances on The Pat McAfee Show for the season, the show’s host announced on Wednesday’s episode.
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Jordan Moreau Aaron Rodgers has addressed the comments he made about Jimmy Kimmel last week after he suggested that the comedian had connections to Jeffrey Epstein during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” Last week, the New York Jets quarterback discussed the list of Epstein associates that was unsealed in court. The documents contained the names of people who allegedly had ties to the late sex offender.
Ellise Shafer Jimmy Kimmel addressed his recent feud with New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers during his first monologue of the year on Monday night, calling him “Karen Rodgers” for suggesting that Kimmel’s name would appear on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. During an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Jan.
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still sexy. Jim Carrey rocked a new long hairdo Wednesday as he dined with a bevy of famous friends ahead of his birthday. “The Grinch” star, who turns 62 on Jan.