Jimmy Kimmel Slams “Ignorant” Aaron Rodgers During Seven Minute On Air Rant After Epstein Flap

addressed the ongoing controversy over ‘ recent linking the late night host with on Monday’s episode of , launching into a seven minute rant that described the New York Jets star as a “hamster brained man” who was “too arrogant to be ignorant.” Kimmel got into Rodgers during his monologue, recapping events from his perspective.

The clash between the pair began when Rodgers, during a recent appearance on ESPN’s , said, “There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are really hoping [the list] doesn’t come out. … I’ll tell you what, if that list comes out, I’ll definitely will be popping some sort of bottle.” Following Rodgers’ comments, Kimmel took to X, threatening to over the comments.

When the list of Epstein associates was finally revealed, Kimmel’s name was not on it. “I don’t know, Jeffrey Epstein, I’ve never met Jeffrey Epstein,” Kimmel said on his show. Kimmel then proceeded to speculate why Rodgers would mention his name and figured it was retaliation for a 2023 segment on his show that poked fun at the NFL star’s penchant for conspiracy theories around the COVID 19 pandemic.

“The more likely scenario is, [Rodgers] doesn’t actually believe that he just said it because he’s mad at me for making fun of his top knot and his lies about being vaccinated.” Jimmy’s thoughts on quarterback Karen Rodgers… The host added, “[Rodgers] saw that and maybe… he decided to insinuate that I am a pedophile.

This is how these nuts do it now. You don’t like Trump, you’re a pedophile. It’s their go to move, and it shows you how much they actually care about pedophilia.” Holding nothing back, Kimmel then described Rodgers as someone who typifies the Dunning Kruger effect, a phenomenon where “people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities.” He continued, “Aaron Rodgers has a very high opinion of himself, because he had success on the football field, he believes himself to be an extraordinary being.

He genuinely thinks that because God gave him the ability to throw a ball, he’s smarter than everyone else. The idea that his brain is just average is unfathomable to him, we learned during COVID.” “[Rodgers] knows more about science than scientists. A guy who went to community college. Then got into Cal on a football scholarship and didn’t graduate, someone who never spent a minute, studying the human body is an expert in the field of immunology,” Kimmel said.

He continued, “Aaron got two A’s on his report card. They were both in the word Aaron, OK… That this hamster brained man thinks he knows what the government is up to because he’s a quarterback, doing research on YouTube and listening to podcast.” “Aaron Rodgers is too arrogant to know how ignorant he is,” Kimmel added.

“They let him host for two weeks. Now, he knows everything.” THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter.