Jimmy Kimmel drags Aaron Rodgers within an inch of his life over Epstein comments

It’s been a while since we’ve seen some good old-fashioned, all hate no love nemeses in the news. For all the lovers of haters out there, have we got a new duo for you.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and football star who thinks he’s a legitimate source of medical info Aaron Rodgers have been sparring for a while, but their feud came to a head last week, when Rodgers made a bizarre insinuation that Kimmel had taken a ride on Jeffrey Epstein’s Lolita Express. But while Kimmel immediately shut down Rodgers’ suggestion, made on The Pat McAfee Show, that he was “really hoping [the flight log] doesn’t come out,” the host wasn’t done (rightfully) smearing the quarterback with just one Tweet. Not even close.

On Kimmel’s first show of the year last night, the comedian launched into a nearly 10-minute monologue during which he took shots at everything from Rodger’s outsized ego to his undersized intelligence to his time as State Farm’s spokesperson. “Either he actually believes my name was gonna be on Epstein’s list, which is insane, or the more likely scenario is he doesn’t actually believe that, he just said it because he’s mad at me for making fun of his topknot and his lies about being vaccinated,” Kimmel opened.

Elsewhere in the monologue, the host suggests that Rodgers gained his “Thanksgiving day parade sized ego” because “he genuinely thinks that because god gave him the ability to throw a ball, he’s smarter than everyone else.” Most importantly though, especially as one bad faith special after another rolls in, Kimmel took it upon himself to provide a little lesson on comedy. “We say a lot of things on this show—we don’t make up lies. In fact, we have a team of people who work very hard to sift through the facts and reputable sources before I make a joke, and that’s an important distinction,” he said. “A joke about someone—even when that someone is Donald Trump, even a person who lies from the minute he wakes up until the minute he’s smearing orange makeup on his MyPillow at night—even he deserves that consideration, and we give it to him. Because the truth still matters.”

Will Rodgers apologize? Probably not, according to Kimmel, but he will accept it if it does eventually come. You can watch the full clip below: