Jimmy Kimmel Has Security Remove Matt Damon in Latest ‘Feud’ Stunt
Matt Damon interrupted Kimmel’s monologue with a Red Sox cheer, and security escorted him out as the crowd booed.
- On Monday, host Jimmy Kimmel ejected actor Matt Damon from his monologue at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, interrupting a discussion about the MLB American League Wild Card series between the Boston Red Sox and Yankees.
- This stunt continued a fake rivalry dating back to 2005, when Kimmel began ending shows with, 'Apologies to Matt Damon, but we ran out of time.' The Cambridge native made the surprise appearance during the show's New York residency.
- Kimmel reacted with mock outrage upon discovering Damon had attended with his mother, Joan, and sister, Jill, ordering security to remove the "Masshole" after Damon replied, "You know my name."
- Security escorted Damon out of the Howard Gilman Opera House alongside Kimmel's relatives; as he left, Damon high-fived audience members and shouted, "Let's go Sox!" while Kimmel joked the section should get tested for HPV.
- The crowd's reaction shifted from cheers to jeers as Damon persisted, highlighting the enduring nature of their decades-long comedy bit, which has spanned awards shows and insulting videos.
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Jimmy Kimmel Has Security Remove Matt Damon in Latest ‘Feud’ Stunt
Jimmy Kimmel revived his long-running fake rivalry with Matt Damon during Monday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Brooklyn. Damon appeared in the audience wearing a Boston Red Sox cap as Kimmel hosted the ABC show from the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The comedian quickly turned Damon’s appearance […]
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Jimmy Kimmel has Matt Damon thrown out of Brooklyn show
Actor Matt Damon was removed from the audience during the first night of Jimmy Kimmel Live’s weeklong residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Monday after repeatedly cheering for the Boston Red Sox and revealing he attended the show with the host’s family members, Entertainment Weekly reports.
As the Yankees and Red Sox, two of Major League Baseball's biggest rivals, clash in the American League Wild Card Series, actor Matt Damon, known as an avid Red Sox fan, was in New York on the 29th...
Matt Damon Crashes Kimmel’s Brooklyn Monologue With the Host’s Own Family
On the opening night of Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s eighth residency at the Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, Matt Damon did exactly what he always does. During the monologue, Damon stood up from the audience in a Boston Red Sox cap and hollered for the Sox just as Kimmel was riffing on the Yankees-Red Sox […] Matt Damon Crashes Kimmel’s Brooklyn Monologue With the Host’s Own Family
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