George Clooney Defends Jimmy Kimmel in His Battle In opposition to the Trumps

George Clooney has received Jimmy Kimmel‘s again in Kimmel’s battle with the Trumps over the “expectant widow” joke Jimmy aimed toward Melania Trump.

Clooney and his spouse, Amal, attended Monday evening’s 51st Chaplin Award Gala, the place the actor/director gave a speech, throughout which he reportedly stated Jimmy is a comic and “jokes are jokes,” whereas addressing the difficulty that has captivated the nation.

As you understand, President Trump and First Girl Melania referred to as for Jimmy to be fired by his bosses at ABC for doing a skit on his late-night present final Thursday, wherein he made a joke about Melania “having the glow of an expectant widow” throughout a mock model of the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner.

Then, on Saturday evening, an alleged gunman opened hearth through the precise WHCD occasion, inflicting it to be canceled. 

Clooney identified President Trump’s chief spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, additionally made a joke about “shots fired” to a FOX Information reporter on the crimson carpet simply forward of all of the mayhem taking place on the WHCD. Clooney famous Leavitt didn’t imply “shots should be fired.”

In keeping with Selection, Clooney went on to say, “jokes are jokes,” cautioning that the “rhetoric is a little dangerous” and “we’ve seen it rather a lot these days.”

Jimmy refused to again down to the Trumps on his late-night present Monday, parroting Clooney’s feedback that he was solely joking when he made the crack about Melania being an “expectant widow.”