claimed she reported the comedian to the Capitol Police last over a Will Smith joke. “People there were worried I might get locked up – being in the same town as the Klan Mom, Marjorie Taylor Greene,” Kimmel joked in his opener.
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her arguably slanderous accusation that three of her fellow Republicans are “pro-pedophile” for supporting Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Jackson has also been baselessly accused of being pro-pedophilia by an alarmingly high number of Republicans, but so far those other Republicans haven’t also turned this gross line of attack on their own side.)So in his monologue, Kimmel quoted her baseless accusations verbatim, then joked, “Wow. Where is Will Smith when you really need him, huh?”Now, Kimmel’s joke was obviously a reference to Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, apparently in retaliation for a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Obviously Kimmel wasn’t literally suggesting that Smith travel to Washington, D.C. to assault Greene, though the tastefulness of the joke can be debated. But Greene claims she considered this a threat, and tweeted this:.@ABC, this threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the @CapitolPolice.
pic.twitter.com/nxYX1LF2jKSo, to recap, Greene, who has repeatedly and baselessly accused people of supporting pedophila, is now claiming that she felt so threatened by a joke that she called the cops. Now, she has a history of making “unfactual” statements. For instance, in her accusation that three Republicans are “pro-pedophilia,” she falsely claimed that a vote on Jackson’s confirmation has taken place (it hasn’t.) Also the whole Jewish Space Lasers thing, among many other things.
So we are somewhat skeptical she’s telling the truth here. Even so, this reporter did attempt contact the Capitol Police to verify her claim, though they didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Meanwhile, Kimmel had a response of his own that blithely
.claimed she reported the comedian to the Capitol Police last over a Will Smith joke. “People there were worried I might get locked up – being in the same town as the Klan Mom, Marjorie Taylor Greene,” Kimmel joked in his opener.
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William Earl “Saturday Night Live” served up Bowen Yang in an Easter Bunny costume for a cold open that took aim at Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter, Britney Spears’ baby news, the embattled Majorie Taylor Greene and the incoherent ramblings of Donald Trump.The cold open began with a nod to the Coachella music festival that began this weekend in Indio, Calif. Yang began the sketch by assuring the audience that they really are seeing him dressed up in a pink-and-white bunny costume — “either that or you’re at Coachella and the ‘shrooms are kickin’ it.”“SNL” star Kate McKinnon donned her Dr.
“OK, go on,” Kimmel said while chuckling at the insult. Next he showed a longer version of clip where Gaetz said, “Jimmy Kimmel is a total jerk, and it seems that his trend is to attack women, which is particularly troubling.”“Says the guy who is currently under federal investigation for sex trafficking, obstructing justice, and paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl,” Kimmel responded.
Jimmy Kimmel is once again clapping back at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
calling the Capitol police on Jimmy Kimmel over a joke he made at her expense. Earlier this week, Kimmel mocked Greene in his monologue, calling her out for accusing people who disagree with her of pedophilia.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel isn’t going to let Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene out-do him: After the Congresswoman who Kimmel calls a “snociopath” – that’s a combo snowflake and sociopath – reported the late night talker to Capitol Police over a joke, Kimmel went straight to the top. On last night’s show, he reported Greene to Batman.
tweeted Wednesday that she’d reported one of his jokes about her to Capitol Police as a threat.“She’s a snowflake and a sociopath at the same time,” Kimmel joked. “A snowciopath, as we’ll refer to her for now on.”So brief recap, earlier this week Kimmel talked about Greene in his monologue, mocking her for making slanderous accusations of pedophilia against people who disagree with her. “Where’s Will Smith when you need him,” Kimmel cracked. Greene claims she was so threatened by this reference to Smith slapping Chris Rock that she called the Capitol police on him.
Jimmy Kimmel is taking another shot at Marjorie Taylor Greene following her report of him to the Capitol Police.
Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during his show on Tuesday night and she reported him to the police because of it. Now, he’s responding.
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 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.
After Marjorie Taylor Greene called out Jimmy Kimmel for joking about Will Smith hypothetically slapping her, the comedian defended his humor.
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.
Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t happy with Jimmy Kimmel’s Tuesday monologue.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has filed a complaint against Jimmy Kimmel with the Capitol Police over a joke, and she apparently isn’t kidding.
Denzel Washington is opening up about the night Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.The star attended a leadership summit for author and bishop T.D. Jakes on Saturday in Washington, D.C., where the discussion pivoted from the Oscar-winning actor's lifelong career in Hollywood and his faith to what transpired between the star and the comedian.«Well, there's a saying, 'When the devil ignores you, then you know you're doing something wrong.' The devil goes, 'Oh no, leave him alone, he's my favorite.' Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it's because he's trying to do something right. And for whatever reason the devil got ahold of that circumstance that night,» said Washington via .Washington, who along with Tyler Perry comforted Smith following the confrontation, also added that he held a prayer with Smith following the incident.«Fortunately there were people there,» Washington said.
Denzel Washington was one of the first people to talk with Will Smith after his Oscars slap and before his Best Actor award.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon pulled off the TV prank of all TV pranks by switching late-night TV shows!It was a sight to behold as Fallon strolled onto the set of in Hollywood and introduced himself simply as Jimmy after the boisterous crowd gave him a rousing ovation.«I’ve switched places with Jimmy Kimmel, although as far as surprises you’ve seen on ABC this week this one’s a distant second,» quipped Fallon referring the Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last Sunday. Fallon added, «It’s really strange for me to be here.