Even Jimmy Kimmel has his limits, you guys:
Jimmy Kimmel defends lack of Harvey Weinstein jokes: I’m not the "moral conscience of America" https://t.co/XrIeI3I8ss
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 13, 2017
More from the Daily Beast:
“First of all, the Harvey Weinstein thing, people like this false equivalence of that’s somehow equivalent to what happened in Las Vegas,” Kimmel added, arguing that the alleged assault of dozens of women does not deserve the same reaction as the killing of nearly 60 people. He said that Weinstein is “not a friend of mine,” adding, “I’m not in the movie business.” As a once and future Oscar host who is friends with many of the movie stars in Weinstein’s orbit, that claim is a hard one to buy.
“And I’ll add that that story came out like I think moments before we went to tape on Thursday and we didn’t have a show on Friday,” Kimmel continued.
But even when Kimmel did finally talk about Weinstein on Monday, he used the story more as a tool to go after Trump Jr. than anything else. “Next time you’re defending your father and you think it’s a good idea to draw a comparison between him and a freshly accused sexual predator, don’t. It doesn’t help,” Kimmel told him, before delivering one joke about Weinstein just to prove that he could.
So brave.
“They’re saying that I’m calling myself the moral conscience of America, which I most certainly never did and most certainly never would,” he declared.
Maybe he didn’t call himself that … but he was more than happy to embrace that title when it was convenient for him.
Wait, wait, wait. So when liberal journalists bestowed the "moral conscience" crown on him, he was all "no way, man!" right?
LMFAO ?
— Brian O'Fall (@applecharlie5) October 13, 2017
Oh yeah. Totally.
Clown nose on https://t.co/hLQbGuxIKk
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 13, 2017
Nose, hat, shoes … the whole ensemble.
"I'm not in the movie business."https://t.co/W36gPpBrPk
— BT (@back_ttys) October 13, 2017
"I'm not in the movie business. I draw viewers by hosting guests who are in the movie business, but that's beside the point." pic.twitter.com/R5tuqMj8e2
— BT (@back_ttys) October 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sportsmom0621/status/918890710899789824
Then why have you been acting like you are? #Kimmel
— Oh say can you see now? #WalkAway????? (@TMHowdy) October 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/justkarl/status/918892016439832577
Where's your God now, Dems? https://t.co/P8FyTkFMlk
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 13, 2017
No shit, Jimmy.
Now stop lecturing people, thanks. https://t.co/xMelUqwwuS
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 13, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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