Jimmy Kimmel Live. “She’s made the same wish for the past 20 years, never comes true,” he began Tuesday’s episode by saying. “The tears keep extinguishing the candles before she can blow them out.
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Call the joke police! The late-night host laughed off the congresswoman’s wild claim she contacted authorities over Jimmy’s very mild monologue.
Jimmy Kimmel, 54, wasn’t letting Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene get the last laugh this week. The late-night host was ready to hit back at the Georgia representative after she claimed she reported him to the Capitol Police over one of his opening monologues this week.
MTG was the butt of the joke while Jimmy discussed the upcoming confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Mocking the controversial congresswoman, who often traffics in right-wing conspiracy theories, Jimmy said, “This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they’ll vote yes on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court.”
“She tweeted, ‘Murkowski, Collins, and Romney are pro-pedophile. They just voted for KBJ,'” he went on, before adding, “Wow, where is Will Smith when you really need him?”
Related GalleryThe reference to Will’s now-notorious Oscar slap wasn’t a laughing matter to Marjorie, who took the punchline as an all-out threat. “[ABC], this threat of violence against me by [Jimmy Kimmel] has been filed with the @CapitolPolice,” she announced via Twitter on Thursday, Apr. 6.
Jimmy was quick to point out the absurdity of her claim, writing back, “Officer? I would like to report a joke.” The Capitol Police have not yet confirmed the rep’s complaint, per Entertainment Tonight.
Meanwhile, Justice Jackson was confirmed by the US Senate on Thursday, Apr. 7, by a 53 to 47 vote. Her historic confirmation makes her the first Black woman to serve on the most powerful bench in the nation.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live. “She’s made the same wish for the past 20 years, never comes true,” he began Tuesday’s episode by saying. “The tears keep extinguishing the candles before she can blow them out.
Jimmy Kimmel has thanked the doctors and nurses who saved his son Billy’s life in a post celebrating his fifth birthday. “Happy 5th birthday to our little nut,” Kimmel wrote.
Here’s one you might not expect from Jimmy Kimmel: The nightly slayer of conservatives and right-leaning commentators believes there’s value in “Tucker Carlson Tonight” being on the air.“No, I don’t think we should cancel Tucker Carlson,” the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host said on the Thursday episode of the New York Times’ podcast “Sway” with Kara Swisher, who asked him outright whether “Tucker Carlson Tonight” should be run off TV.Kimmel’s arguably unexpected free-speech advocacy certainly came with a whopping load of caveats, however — after all, Carlson, the entire Fox News lineup, and conservatives in general are regular fodder for his nightly monologue.“If you don’t like Tucker Carlson, you should not buy the products that are advertised on his show,” Kimmel continued. “And if you feel like writing a letter to those companies, you should write a letter to them. But I don’t think it’s a good idea to shut people up, because I want to know where people are coming from.
movement conservative with no prior actual judging experience) declared the commercial airlines mask mandate unconstitutional for some pretty convoluted reasons for doing so. And on Tuesday, Jimmy Kimmel celebrated the people this ruling pandered to: Everyone who threw temper tantrums every time they had to put a mask on.“In Florida yesterday, a federal judge struck down the mask mandate in place for passengers on airplanes, trains, and buses,” Kimmel said at the start of his monologue.
The new trailer teased many celebrity guests invited to the red table, including Janelle Monáe, who will be on the season premiere.Monáe is expected to open up about her coming out at the age of 32 as well as her father’s drug addiction and will be joined by her mom, Janet Hawthorne.“I’m super honored to be here,” Monáe said.Another mother-daughter pair coming to the red table will be Kim Basinger and Ireland Baldwin. “I went through a very heavy-duty, out loud, when you’re in the public divorce,” Basinger says of her split from Alec Baldwin in the trailer, which will mark her first interview in over a decade.The preview shows Ireland opening up about her anxiety and the “different kinds of abuse” she’s been through.The mother of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst will also make an appearance at the red table to talk about her daughter, who died by suicide in January. “I walked through the door and just collapsed in my son’s arms,” the heartbroken mother says in the video.There will be a special episode dedicated to the victims of fraudsters, including Ayleen Charlotte, who was deceived by Netflix’s “Tinder Swindler” Simon Leviev, and Rachel DeLoache Williams, author of “My Friend Anna,” the tell-all about Anna Delvey.
Some more context has emerged for the tension on the set of Magic Mike.
Katy Perry knows how to set the world on fire with her music, ones that have become incredible pop staples over the years.MORE: Katy Perry stuns in orange ensemble for tropical American Idol adventureHowever, her latest release was not something that fans expected to see, and especially not in the cheeky way that she teased it.VIDEO: Katy Perry's Chocotopia adventureThe singer took to social media to share a clip from her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where the two performed a skit parodying Baby Shark.The duo teamed up to make a kids' song they called Yum Yum Nom Nom Toot Toot Poop about teaching kids how their food gets digested.MORE: Katy Perry selling stunning $19.5m family home - see insideMORE: Katy Perry suffers wardrobe malfunction on latest American Idol episode"If you're watching #americanidol," she wrote: "Stick around after for the WORLD PREMIERE on @jimmykimmellive of your next favorite ear work (think baby shark but better?) - #yumyumnomnomtoottootpoop #kp6."While many found the segment to be quite hilarious, they particularly noted her joke about alluding it to be part of her upcoming album.A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)Katy and Jimmy parodied Baby Shark with their comedic tuneOne fan said: "Kp6 about to be full on kids bops huh," with another writing: "KP6 is gonna be a nursery rhyme album," and a third joking: "I just know that daisy has seen this like five times."The singer is quite the committed actress when it comes to creating entertaining bits, as evidenced by her latest one for American Idol as well.MORE: Shania Twain and Katy Perry get fans talking with incredible photograph togetherMORE: Katy Perry talks disagreements with American Idol judges Luke Bryan and Lionel RichieThe singer
Katy Perry and Jimmy Kimmel are giving parents lots to fear.
Jimmy Kimmel made a monologue joke that might have the authorities looking into him. On an episode of earlier this week, the late-night host made a joking remark about Marjorie Taylor Greene that didn't sit well with the Georgia Republican.Ahead of Ketanji Brown Jackson being confirmed to the Supreme Court, Kimmel made a joke in reference to one Greene's recent tweets. «This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they’ll vote yes on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court.
Zack Sharf Jimmy Kimmel fired back at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on social media over her claim that she reported one of his jokes to Capitol Police. Greene took issue with a joke Kimmel made on the April 5 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” During his monologue, Kimmel evoked Will Smith in joking about wanting someone to slap Greene over her thoughts on the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson.“This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they’ll vote yes on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court,” Kimmel said, referring to Greene.
Pressing pause! Khloé Kardashian is making it clear that she has no interest in reconciling with Tristan Thompson after multiple splits and infidelity scandals.
50-year-old drummer died from a suspected overdose in his hotel room in Colombia where he had been due to appear with the band at a festival. Following the tragedy, the Foo Fighters cancelled their tour and pulled out of their scheduled performance at the 64th annual Grammy Awards where they were up for three prizes.
Singer and ex-One Direction member Liam Payne went viral on Sunday 27 March night when he debuted a bizarre new accent on the red carpet at Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Academy Awards viewing party. Forgoing his well-known Wolverhampton accent for a seemingly Irish-American twang, he left viewers scratching their heads.
Video: Oscars: Academy says they asked Will Smith to leave but he refused. (USA TODAY)Showbiz Minute: Smith, Oscars, Prince Philip'Justice League' 'evolved emotionally' after tragedyQuinta Brunson talks A+ first semester for 'Abbott Elementary'Judd Apatow gets meta with Netflix pandemic comedy 'The Bubble'Ronnie Wood paints it blackCelebrities react to Will Smith Oscars incidentWill Smith and Chris Rock's confrontation looms over historic wins at the 2022 OscarsOscars best dressed: See the celebrities who stunned on the red carpetLegendary Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins has diedLin-Manuel Miranda 'surrounded by heroes' at DGA AwardsRita Moreno reacts to Rachel Zegler's Oscars invitation at annual Women in Film eventNicolas Cage: Zelenskyy is 'a very brave, brave man'Less than an hour later, Smith gave a tearful speech on stage as he accepted the best actor trophy for his role in "King Richard. "Behind the scenes, police were discussing options with Rock, Packer said.
One person has a serious bone to pick with Chris Rock after the Oscars — and not exactly for the reason you might guess.