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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel apologized to Fox News Sean Hannity on Sunday, appearing to end a week-long feud between the two talk show hosts over Kimmels making light of First Lady Melania Trumps accent.
While I admit I did have fun with our back and forth, after some thought, I realize that the level of vitriol from all sides (mine and me included) does nothing good for anyone and, in fact, is harmful to our country, Kimmel wrote on Twitter Sunday.
In a skit on his ABC show Monday night, Kimmel mocked Trumps accent as she read to children at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
Hannity called Kimmel a despicable disgrace the next night on his show and pointed out that the First Lady speaks five languages.
How many do you speak? he asked Kimmel.
Kimmel, in his apology, raised the death threats he and his family got last year after he talked about how his newborn sons life could be affected if lawmakers voted to remove coverage of pre-existing conditions in ObamaCare.
The vile attacks against my wife and wishes for death on my infant son are shocking and I encourage those who made them to give their words and actions thought, Kimmel wrote to his 11.4 million followers. I, too, will give my words more thought and recognize my role in inciting their hatefulness.
Addressing Hannity directly, Kimmel said he takes the Fox News anchor at his word that he was genuinely offended by what I believed and still believe to be a harmless and silly aside referencing our First Ladys accent.
Hannity said he will respond to Kimmels apology on his show Monday.
Just had this pop up. I am at a tournament with my daughter. Ill have a full and comprehensive response tomorrow on Hannity. 9 EST FOX, he responded on Twitter.
The website Deadline first reported on Kimmels twitter apology.
https://nypost.com/2018/04/08/kimmel-apologizes-to-hannity-for-harmful-comments/
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)Freethinker65
(10,023 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)shit he said about her when she was First Lady
onecaliberal
(32,863 posts)mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)0rganism
(23,957 posts)"The vile attacks against my wife and wishes for death on my infant son are shocking"
yep, i believe him 100%.
someone delivered the "nice kid you got there, shame if something were to happen to him" message in person and possibly in graphic detail.
i also believe he is done speaking out, and soon he'll become a reliable part of the normalization efforts for 2020.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)0rganism
(23,957 posts)only unvarnished opinions and unbridled suspicions
that said, this bunch runs like the goddam mafia -- just been asking "what would Fredo do?" the whole time
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)is well at work as the US sinks lower.
mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)MattP
(3,304 posts)a kennedy
(29,672 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)a kennedy
(29,672 posts)brettdale
(12,381 posts)That kimmel apologized.
Maybe Kimmel wants to be the new Colmes, and play the "yes sir Mr republican sir, I went to far, there
is too much vileness"
So what is the real reason kimmel apologize to a piece of trash like hannity?
a kennedy
(29,672 posts)Not real happy with your post. Hes a better man for doing it, and Im hoping it was for sincere reasons.
brettdale
(12,381 posts)Calling what Kimmel said a Mean spirited Joke, and saying in the battle
with Hannity, Kimmel blinked first.
Ya think faux and Hannity will let this go. Of course not.
There is no way Kimmel should've said Sorry to freakin Sean Hannity.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Imbeciles think? Kimmel did the right thing and proved who the real MAN is. Time to stop catering to the 30% of deplorable scum that infest this country.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)deranged hatred for just about everything, but their love of hatred.
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)At no point in the statement does he apologize to Hannity.
cntrfthrs
(252 posts)there's no way he or anyone else should apologize to that piece of sh*t hanity for all the crap he threw at president Obama and/or his family...fuk hanity and trump and all those who voted for him...
oberliner
(58,724 posts)He apologizes to the "gay community" in the statement.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)His only apology was to those who took some of his comments as gay slurs.
ecstatic
(32,707 posts)Sometimes it's just not worth it.
Since the nightmare of trump and the rise of the deplorables, it's so clear that President Obama's approach to dealing with haters was the correct approach.
Not saying we shouldn't clap back, but we should choose our battles carefully because dealing with them is extremely draining. Also, research suggests that RWers are incapable of absorbing new information and/or acknowledging their ignorance.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)ignorance." It really is a hard wired brain function for them. They are basically organically programmed for hatred and are ruled by fear as brain studies have demonstrated. Some have this predisposition, but it is not evident. Someone like Trump brings out that hatred and Trump used it as a tool to gain power and to become president.
karmaqueen
(714 posts)I wrote on Jimmys page that I enjoyed him and he was a good guy. I started to get hateful responses. They Checked out my profile and got personal information and started using it against me. I noticed they were not getting correct information on some of my posts and just looking at the pictures, posts sounded foreign. I was called a hater of exotic animals because I had a post of a hunter with a dead lion with a Petition about banning imports. I think A lot of them or fake accounts, no friends,same photo over & over. I started to get hateful personal messages, It was frightening.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)all the time to gain viewership and wealth. We see the same with Rush Dumbo and similar. There are hatters, crazies and religious freaks all over the US. I sometimes look at comments to newspaper articles and the level of hatred is incredible over nothing. Some people just have to hate ... incredible and frightening.
nolabear
(41,986 posts)I wouldnt apologize. Instead Id observe how vitriolic this became and invite (sincerely) Hannity to have a sincere and public conversation, not on either of their shows but elsewhere, about how things escalate very quickly and spread out into wildfires that are frightening and are not containable. No need to assume or cast blame but just observe and invite a joint inquiry.
Would Hannity accept? I dont imagine he would but the ball would be in his court. And Id do it every time they go into outrage mode, saying nothing else and implying nothing else. Not encouraging insults from the left. Just making the offer again and again.
Raine
(30,540 posts)PaulX2
(2,032 posts)Not a reason for me to respect anyone. Especially someone who really doesn't care about others like anyone named Trump. Keep trying to prove our birther first lady isn't as foul as her husband.
TexasTowelie
(112,237 posts)who would have thought that Jimmy Kimmel would be the grown up? I've been respecting Kimmel more as of late.
tavernier
(12,392 posts)Rump said she spoke six, Hannity said five. Im sure she speaks Russian and a smattering of English, and of course the language of her country (cant remember), but what are the others? I know about fifty words in French, German and Spanish, but that doesnt make me fluent.
ProfessorGAC
(65,068 posts)I know karate, sushi, sayonara, domo, bushido, and about 20 other japanese words. Hardly makes me a japanese speaker.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)He only said that he took Hannity at his word that he was offended over a silly joke. He never said he was sorry for offending him. He only apologized for the comments that some in the LGBQT community found offensive, and for allowing the vitriol to reach the point where his family was being threatened. His comments regarding Hannity were actually very under-handed.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)All I'm seeing here, and in other posts is that he apologized to Hannity. It didn't happen. Perhaps you should edit the OP, and put that headline in quotes. BTW, the New York Post is a Rupert Murdoch rag.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for jabs at Sean Hannity ...
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/08/media/jimmy-kimmel-sean-hannity/index.html
Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes ...
http://time.com/5232706/jimmy-kimmel-apology-sean-hannity/
Jimmy Kimmel quits feud with Sean Hannity, apologizes ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/04/08/jimmy-kimmel-quits-feud-sean-hannity-melania-trump/497437002/
Kimmel apologizes for Melania Trump joke amid Hannity feud
http://www.looptt.com/content/kimmel-apologizes-melania-trump-joke-amid-hannity-feud
Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes For Jabs At Sean Hannity ...
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/04/09/jimmy-kimmel-apologizes-sean-hannity/
Kimmel apologizes for Melania Trump joke amid feud with Sean Hannity
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/ct-sean-hannity-jimmy-kimmel-20180407-story.html
MichMary
(1,714 posts)with the video of him in blackface and speaking with a reeeeeeaaaallllllly degrading accent. I bet Disney told him to do whatever he had to to end this ASAP.
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)xor
(1,204 posts)Did he ever defend Michelle Obama or the Obama daughters from the cruel attacks they received? They had far worse thrown at them over the years.