周二晚上，深夜节目主持人吉米·基梅尔在社交媒体上猛烈抨击亚伦·罗杰斯，指责这位NFL四分卫将他的家人置于危险之中，并威胁要将他告上法庭。
在X平台上的评论，以前被称为Twitter，只是这两位名人之间酝酿的分歧的最新一次，似乎快要沸腾了。
为什么吉米·基梅尔在社交媒体上炮轰罗杰斯?
周二，基梅尔和罗杰斯的分歧被带到了一个新的层面，当时基梅尔在美国广播公司播出的节目中愤怒地回应了这位四分卫当天早些时候在ESPN播出的“帕特·迈克菲秀”上发表的评论。
迈克菲公司的联合主持人A.J .霍克提出了与被定罪的性虐待者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦有关的名单预计将被释放这周。
这些文件来自2015年的民事诽谤诉讼，主要是指控爱泼斯坦的前情人吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔(Ghislaine Maxwell)对据称是人口贩运受害者的弗吉尼亚·吉弗尔(Virginia Giuffre)进行了性虐待。Giuffre还指控爱泼斯坦和麦克斯韦尔指导她与安德鲁·阿尔伯特·克里斯琴和其他几个杰出的男人发生性关系。安德鲁·阿尔伯特·克里斯琴否认指控声称他不记得曾见过Giuffre。他后来解决了她对他提起的另一起诉讼。
作为对霍克提及文件预期发布的回应，罗杰斯打趣道，“包括吉米·基梅尔在内的许多人真的希望这不会被泄露。”罗杰斯是在他的酒窖里进行视频采访的，他接着说，当名单公布时，他会“打开某种瓶子”。
Kimmel周二晚上在社交媒体上回应了Rodgers的评论，写道:“根据记录，我没有见过，乘飞机，拜访或与Epstein有任何联系，你也不会在任何'名单'上找到我的名字，除了像你这样的软脑怪人似乎无法区分现实的明显虚假的废话。你鲁莽的话让我的家人陷入危险。坚持下去，我们将在法庭上进一步辩论事实。”
Kimmel和Epstein之间没有联系
从来没有任何迹象表明Kimmel的名字会出现在Epstein的文件中。
文件中出现的大多数著名的名字都已经以某种方式与爱泼斯坦联系在一起;因为各种各样的原因，包括不法行为的指控，因为曾为爱泼斯坦工作，坐过他的飞机，或去过他家，美国广播公司新闻先前报道。有些在2021年麦克斯韦的刑事审判中被提及。在某些情况下，这些名字只出现在潜在证人名单中，或者出现在拟议的电子记录搜索术语中。
目前还不清楚罗杰斯为什么会提到基梅尔的名字出现在名单上，但基梅尔确实在去年2月的节目中嘲笑了罗杰斯之前对爱泼斯坦名单的评论。
在“帕特·迈克菲秀”二月的一集中，罗杰斯作为每周一次的嘉宾出现，罗杰斯在关于中国间谍气球和不明飞行物的讨论，“世界上还有很多其他的事情在发生。你听说Epstein的客户名单要公布了吗?有一些文件上面有一些名字，可能很快就会发布。”
金梅尔嘲笑罗杰斯当时在深夜节目中的评论，称他为“锡纸帽匠”，并说，“也许是时候重新审视一下脑震荡协议了，亚伦。”
当罗杰斯提到基梅尔时，迈克菲提到了那个时刻，他说:“吉米为此嘲笑了他，艾伦没有忘记这件事。”
Kimmel和Rodgers还为别的事情争吵过吗?
除了去年2月对罗杰斯的批评之外，他还对纽约喷气机队四分卫的反疫苗立场发表了评论。
2021年11月，基梅尔拿罗杰斯开玩笑新冠肺炎病毒检测呈阳性错过了一场对堪萨斯酋长队的比赛。他的阳性检测结果导致公众发现罗杰斯没有接种疫苗。
主持人吉米·基梅尔在2018年3月4日的奥斯卡颁奖典礼上发言。
克里斯·皮兹罗/视觉/美联社，文件
“据报道，Aaron Rodgers在夏天接受了顺势疗法，而不是疫苗，”Kimmel说，开个玩笑关于四分卫的发髻和照片。"没人说我会像这个发型一样用水晶治愈自己."
NFL最终对包装工队罚款30万美元，罗杰斯被罚款14650美元因为误导了联盟关于他的疫苗接种情况。
罚款几天后，罗杰斯在“帕特·迈克菲秀”上说，他坚持自己对疫苗接种的评论，但为误导人们对自己身份的认识而道歉。
罗杰斯说:“我做了一些人们可能会觉得有误导性的评论。"对于那些被这些评论误导的人，我对这些评论负全部责任."
ABC新闻联系了罗杰斯的经纪人戴维·邓恩和纽约喷气机队进行评论，但没有得到立即回应。
What's behind Jimmy Kimmel's threat to sue Aaron Rodgers
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel lashed out at Aaron Rodgers on social media on Tuesday night, accusing the NFL quarterback of putting his family at risk and threatening to take him to court.
The comments on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, were just the latest in a simmering disagreement between the two celebrities that appears close to boiling over.
Why did Jimmy Kimmel blast Rodgers on social media?
Kimmel and Rodgers' disagreement was taken to the next level on Tuesday when Kimmel, whose show airs on ABC, angrily responded to comments made earlier in the day by the quarterback on "The Pat McAfee Show," which airs on ESPN.
McAfee's co-host A.J. Hawk brought up the list of names tied to convicted sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein that isexpected to be releasedthis week.
The documents stem from a 2015 civil defamation lawsuit centered on allegations that Epstein's one-time paramour, Ghislaine Maxwell, facilitated the sexual abuse of Virginia Giuffre, an alleged trafficking victim. Giuffre also accused Epstein and Maxwell of directing her to have sex with Prince Andrew and several other prominent men. Prince Andrewdenied the allegationsand claimed he could not recall ever meeting Giuffre. He later settled a different lawsuit she filed against him.
In response to Hawk mentioning the documents' expected release, Rodgers quipped, "There's a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, are really hoping that doesn't come out." Rodgers, who was conducting the video interview from his wine cellar, followed up, saying he would be "popping some sort of bottle" when the list is released.
Kimmel responded to Rodgers' comments Tuesday night on social media, writing, "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. Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court."
No connection known between Kimmel and Epstein
There has never been any indication that Kimmel's name would appear in the Epstein documents.
Most of the prominent names that appear in the documents are already associated in some way with Epstein; for a variety of reasons, including allegations of wrongdoing, for having worked for Epstein, flown on his planes, or visited his homes,ABC News previously reported. Some were mentioned during Maxwell's criminal trial in 2021. In some instances, the only appearances of the names are in potential witness lists or in proposed terms for searches of electronic records.
It's unclear exactly why Rodgers would mention Kimmel's name being on the list, but Kimmel did mock Rodgers' previous comments on the Epstein list on his show last February.
In a February episode of "The Pat McAfee Show," where Rodgers appears as a weekly guest, Rodgers brought up, ina discussion about the Chinese spy balloon and UFOs, "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 are some files that have some names on it that might be getting released pretty soon."
Kimmel mocked Rodgers' comments on his late night show at the time, calling him a "tin-foil hatter" and saying, "It might be time to revisit that concussion protocol, Aaron."
McAfee alluded to that moment Tuesday when Rodgers mentioned Kimmel, saying, "Jimmy mocked him for it, and Aaron has not forgotten about it."
Have Kimmel and Rodgers bickered about anything else?
In addition to the criticism Kimmel levied at Rodgers last February, he has commented on the New York Jets quarterback's anti-vaccine stance.
In November 2021, Kimmel joked about Rodgerstesting positive for COVID-19and missing a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The news of his positive test led to the discovery by the public that Rodgers had not been vaccinated.
"Aaron Rodgers reportedly received a homeopathic treatment over the summer instead of the vaccine," Kimmel said,setting up a jokeabout the quarterback's man bun with a photo. "Nothing says I heal myself with crystals like this haircut."
The NFL ended up fining the Packers $300,000 while Rodgers was fined $14,650for misleading the leagueabout his vaccination status.
Rodgers told "The Pat McAfee Show" a few days after the fine that he stood by his comments on vaccination, but apologized for misleading people about his own status.
"I made some comments that people might have felt were misleading," Rodgers said. "To anybody who felt misled by those comments, I take full responsibility for those comments."
ABC News reached out to Rodgers' agent, David Dunn, and the New York Jets for comment, but did not receive an immediate response.
