Kimmel rips Rodgers for baseless Epstein accusations

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel tore into Aaron Rodgers on Monday night, mocking the star quarterback after he made unfounded allegations about Kimmel having ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

"Aaron Rodgers is too arrogant to know how ignorant he is," Kimmel said on his show. "They let him host 'Jeopardy!' for two weeks, now he knows everything."

Kimmel said Rodgers, like all pro athletes, "has the right to express any opinion he wants."

"But saying someone is a pedophile is not an opinion, nor is it trash talk; sorry Pat McAfee," the comedian added.

Kimmel was referencing comments Rodgers made last week suggesting the late-night host was on a list of associates connected to Epstein, the wealthy businessman and convicted sex offender who died by suicide in prison in 2019.

Rodgers made the comments on the ESPN sports talk show hosted by McAfee, who later apologized for the New York Jets player's remarks and sought to distance the network from his comments.

Kimmel threatened to sue Rodgers over the comments hours after he made them.

ABC and ESPN share a parent company, Disney.

"We say a lot of things on this show — we don't make up lies," Kimmel said. "And when I do get something wrong, which happens, I apologize for it, which is what Aaron Rodgers should do."