'Preposterous': Kimmel Fires Back At Santos Over Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES, CA — Disgraced former congressman George Santos has filed a lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel.

Santos claims his Cameo videos were misused by Kimmel on his late-night show, according to an Associated Press report. As part of a "Will Santos Say It?" segment, Kimmel paid for several videos using fake names that Santos said mispresent himself, while the videos aired to mock Santos' "gregarious personality," the Associated Press reported.

The suit was filed Saturday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District.

Patch attempted to reach ABC for a comment, however, Kimmel returned from the three-day weekend and immediately used his monologue to address it.

"Did anyone else get sued by George Santos?"

He said of his newfound legal battle with Santos: "Maybe the most preposterous lawsuit of all time."

According to the filing, Santos is suing Kimmel for copyright infringement, fraudulent inducement, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.

ABC and the Walt Disney Company were also named as defendants.

"We wrote some, absolutely, ridiculous messages for him to read," Kimmel said. The show gave credit card information and "sure enough he recorded the messages."

More than a dozen messages were requested by Kimmel's team, according to the complaint.

As Kimmel pointed out Tuesday night, one Cameo request was to someone who ate six pounds of ground beef in 30 minutes, while another was congratulating a woman's successful dog cloning.

"He says he thought these were real messages and he was duped," Kimmel said. "He's being represented by the prestigious law firm of Pot, Kettle and Black."

Santos is seeking $750,000 in damages, plus other damages to be determined in court.

He was expelled from the House of Representatives in December after being charged with multiple counts of fraud and stealing from donors.