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AFP
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- AFP
Fake Jimmy Kimmel monologue spreads after Stephen Colbert show cancellation
"I'm not afraid of Trump's threats," Kimmel appears to say in the video, which shows him speaking before cutting between clips of Trump and Colbert. "Worst case, they'll just fire me," the voice says. "After Stephen got fired, CBS actually said it was to cut costs and had nothing to do with anyone else. Oh my god, Mr. President, the thing you care about most every day is a late-night host rambling at 1 am. I'm so touched; I almost want to send you an autographed photo of myself." : "I used to think the biggest risk of being a late-night host was telling a bad joke and being met with silence from the audience. Turns out, I was wrong. The real risk is suddenly realizing the guy next door telling jokes just got fired, and now you're the next turkey waiting for slaughter." The video spread across X, and after CBS announced July 17, 2025 that "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" would end in 2026. "Jimmy Kimmel throws it down for Stephen Colbert and the freedom of speech," one Threads post . Image Screenshot from Threads taken July 21, 2025 The cancellation of Colbert's show came shortly after the comedian parent company Paramount's $16 million settlement with Trump -- who had sued on allegations that CBS News' program deceptively edited an interview with his 2024 election rival Kamala Harris -- as "a big fat bribe." CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," but the company has been widely accused of seeking to curry favor with Trump as Paramount seeks federal approval to close a merger with the entertainment company Skydance. Some Democrats and the have called for investigations. In his , Colbert disputed his network's logic and attacked the US leader. , meanwhile, responded to the show's termination with glee, writing on his Truth Social platform July 18 (archived here): "I absolutely love that Colbert' got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next." On July 22, he added (archived here): "The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes ... It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!" The video of Kimmel responding that he is "not afraid of Trump's threats" and poking fun at the president is not authentic, however. A spokesperson for ABC, which hosts the comedian's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show, told AFP July 21 that the supposed monologue is fake and did not happen. A representative for Kimmel also confirmed July 21 that the speech is fake. Kimmel did offer an expression of support for Colbert on his Instagram story, and he later took a dig at Trump by sharing a photo of his family holding anti-Trump protest signs chived here). But the comedian has not hosted his show since Colbert's cancellation (archived here). Kimmel stepped away for a summer holiday, saying during his June 19 episode that it would be his last show until September. Guest hosts, including actor Diego Luna and country music artist Jelly Roll, have filled in on the show in his stead. Reverse image searches traced the fake video shared online to a TikTok account that marked it with the platform's disclaimer saying: "Creator labelled as AI-generated." Image Screenshot from TikTok taken July 21, 2025, with elements outlined by AFP The voice-cloning detection tool within the Verification Plugin, also known as InVID-WeVerify, assessed video's audio as "likely AI-generated." AFP has debunked other AI-generated content here.
UPI
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Jeremy Renner recalls hallucinating Jamie Foxx while recovering
1 of 5 | Jeremy Renner spoke with Jelly Roll on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" about recovering from the 2023 accident that nearly killed him. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 17 (UPI) -- Avengers star Jeremy Renner says he hallucinated comedian actor Jamie Foxx while in the hospital after the 2023 snowplow accident that almost killed him. Renner, 54, discussed his recovery and his new memoir, My Next Breath, with singer Jelly Roll, who guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday. "You were on so many pain pills at one point in time that you had a conversation with a curtain?" Jelly Roll asked during the interview. Renner confirmed he was indeed talking to objects and Foxx. "He was there in my room," Foxx recalled. "Then we got up and then we went snowmobiling... All that happened in my mind." Renner also shared how the accident that left him with nearly 40 broken bones changed his outlook on life. "We have so much in common, like you know like, second chances, you know, and our daughters being a big part of our second chances and even though they're different sort of scenarios -- but there's a perspective that comes from that, and beautiful clarity of life very intended and very purposeful and simplified -- oversimplification of life because it is just simply that simple," he told Jelly Roll. "And I like to leave it that way and keep it that way because it's really great man. It's really light and it's really loving and I get to give back a lot more." He added, "I just find a lot more joy in you know, in this sort of second chance and second go. I'm happy to be breathing, happy to be walking and everything after that is just icing on the cake." My Next Breath was released in April. Jeremy Renner turns 54: a look back Jeremy Renner attends the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif., on January 5, 2010. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo
NBC News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Justin Bieber says he was not a Diddy victim, as sex trafficking trial continues
Representatives for Justin Bieber said on Thursday that he is not a victim of the crimes alleged in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial, breaking his silence to address online speculation that has swirled for months over the teenage heartthrob and the disgraced music mogul. "Although Justin is not among Sean Combs' victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him," a spokesperson for Bieber told TMZ on Thursday night. "Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve." Combs is currently on trial in New York City fighting sex trafficking charges and could face life in prison if found guilty. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Representatives for Bieber and Diddy have not responded to requests for comment.. In recent months, old images and videos of the pair — the then-teenaged Bieber alongside the 30-something Combs — have resurfaced, with fans speculating that Bieber, now 31, was the victim of nefarious activity. In a video Bieber posted on YouTube in 2019, Diddy was showing Bieber a Lamborghini and told him he could have it when he turned 16. "Where we hanging out and what we doing, we can't really disclose. But it's definitely a 15-year-old's dream… We're gonna go buck-full crazy." In an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in 2011, the unlikely pair appeared together and said they became friends. "He knows better than to be talking about the things that he does with big brother Puff on national television," Combs said. "Everything ain't for everybody."
Fox News
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Late-night hosts rate Trump's first 100 days, say grade falls between 'F' and ‘U'
Late-night hosts gave their own grades for President Donald Trump's first 100 days on Wednesday, and they were the opposite of flattering. Network hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, as well as cable late-night host Jordan Klepper, tore into Trump on April 29, the 100th day of Trump's second term. "It is difficult to give Trump's first 100 days a grade, but if I had to, I'd say it falls somewhere between 'F' and 'U,'" the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host said during his monologue. The ABC host slammed Trump with several sarcastic quips. "I've had a day of revelry and jubilation as I celebrate Donald Trump's 100th day in office," he said as the audience laughed. "I assumed there'd be a big round of applause. No? We have a hundred days behind us and only 13 more hundred days to go. It's been an historic hundred days, some would say prehistoric," he added. Over on CBS, Colbert read aloud an NPR poll on Trump's first 100 days and hurled his own insults at the president. "Well, according to a new poll, while only 23 percent would give him an 'A,' 45 percent would give him an 'F,'" he said to audience applause. "The remaining 32 percent want to kick him right in the 'D,'" he added. ABC's Fallon gave a particularly scathing review of the Trump administration. He opened the show, stating, "Well guys, today is President Trump's 100th day in office. Let's be honest. It's been a bumpy ride. I mean, who knew renaming the Gulf of Mexico might actually be his high point?" "The Tonight Show" host added, "To mark 100 days in office, Trump kicked off a multi-day media blitz that the White House is framing as a victory lap. Yep, and now all he needs is a victory." NBC's Meyers gave Trump a brutal review, accusing him of barely working during the first 100 days of his second term. He quipped, "Today was President Trump's 100th day in office. Well, 100th day as president, fourth day in office." He also gave a poor grade to Americans, saying choosing Trump for a second term "doesn't reflect that well on the rest of us. 'Who should we get for president?' 'Hey, remember that guy from four years ago who was a f------ disaster? Is he avail?'" On Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," Klepper compared Trump's first 100 days to an imminent aviation disaster. "We're at cruising altitude, people," he said. "The seatbelt sign is off, and the pilot is aiming straight at the mountainside." He also took a dig at Trump's work rate, stating, "Yes, it has been 100 days of Trump in the Oval Office. I mean that figuratively. Obviously, he spent lots of those days in the steam room at Mar-a-Lago."
