Kimmel Not Listed In 'Epstein' Docs, Raising Pressure On Rodgers, ESPN

Aaron Rodgers could face legal action after suggesting without evidence Tuesday that ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel would appear on a list of people associated with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

The former Green Bay Packers quarterback made the comments Tuesday during his weekly paid appearance on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show."

"There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really hoping that doesn’t come out," Rodgers said. "I’ll tell you what, if that list comes out, I definitely will be popping some sort of bottle."

Kimmel responded on social media by calling Rodgers an expletive and stating that "I’ve not met, flown with, visited, or had any contact whatsoever with Epstein, nor will you find my name on any 'list' other than the clearly-phony nonsense that soft-brained wackos like yourself can’t seem to distinguish from reality."

Kimmel added "Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court."

Pat McAfee, for his part, did apologize on Wednesday, stating that "Some things obviously people get very pissed off about, especially when they’re that serious allegations," and adding, "we apologize for being a part of it. I can’t wait to hear what Aaron has to say about it. Hopefully, those two will just be able to settle this, you know, not work-wise, but be able to chitchat and move along."

The release of Epstein's list of associates on Thursday did not include the name "Jimmy Kimmel."

Rodgers' comments on Tuesday were presumably a joke response to Kimmel's own jokes made at the quarterback's expense back in March. During his standup monologue, Kimmel said that Rodgers needs to go into concussion protocol due to his spreading of conspiracy theories.

Global media giant Disney owns both ESPN — which pays Rodgers to be on the Pat McAfee show — and the ABC network, which employs Kimmel. Disney has not released a statement on the incident.