#SHOWBIZ: Jimmy Kimmel reveals Matt Damon nearly choked to death at his home
The late-night host recalled the frightening moment in an interview with Variety, saying the 54-year-old actor had arrived hungry and began eating quickly before the rib got stuck.
"He came late, was very hungry, and started eating fast. He started choking on a pork rib. It was stuck in his throat for about an hour and a half," Jimmy, 57, explained.
The comedian admitted he panicked at the thought of Damon possibly dying under his roof.
"His brother was there. I said, 'We've got to get him to the hospital, because if he dies in my house, I'm going to prison for the rest of my life. I'll never be able to explain this as anything other than a murder.'"
Despite repeated attempts, the Heimlich manoeuvre proved unsuccessful.
Desperate for a solution, they turned to YouTube tutorials and eventually discovered that eating small pieces of bread might help.
The unconventional method worked, with Damon finally able to swallow the rib.
"Bread saved him," Kimmel said. "We tried the Heimlich many times. It was too far down."
The incident adds another twist to the pair's long-running comedic 'feud,' which began in 2005 when Kimmel joked at the end of his show, "Apologies to Matt Damon, but we ran out of time."
Since then, their playful rivalry has included red-carpet banter and Sarah Silverman's viral parody song "I'm [expletive] Matt Damon."
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