'YA THINK?' Jimmy Kimmel reveals the price he's paid for his shameless political hackery

Sarah D | 3:30 PM on March 12, 2018

Hope you’ve got your tiny violin handy … you’re gonna need it to play a sad song for Jimmy Kimmel:

Jimmy Kimmel says sharing his personal life and opinions on TV "cost him commercially." https://t.co/fPcJoztZ8m pic.twitter.com/UEnrj0iMKK

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In the April issue of O magazine, Kimmel unburdened himself to Oprah Winfrey:

“I don’t know if it was scary, but it was uncomfortable, and it’s not something I looked forward to,” he admits. “I definitely felt a sense of relief when it was over.”

Kimmel notes that his candidness did have a downfall. “According to polls I’ve seen, it has cost me commercially. That’s not ideal, but I wouldn’t change anything I said.”

So stunning and brave!

“I know my job is, for the most part, to entertain people and make them laugh. That said, if I can be selfish every once in a while and talk about something serious that’s important to me, then I do want to take that opportunity,” Kimmel tells Winfrey. “But I don’t want to abuse my position. I pick my battles. Ninety percent of the time, I’ll joke around, but some of the jokes, I hope, make people think.”