The brawl started after a comedian that has appeared on Kimmel’s show, Tony Barbieri, crashed a church service at which Moore was speaking.
Barbieri, who was pretending to be a Moore supporter named Jake Byrd, stepped up to defend Moore when a protestor interrupted the service. “That’s a man’s man”, Barbieri yelled. “Does that look like the face of a molester?”
Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel have been firing shots at each other on social media today (Nov. 30). Now Moore, a conservative judge who has been accused of (and denied) sexually assaulting girls (paywall), has told Kimmel he’d rather settle their differences face to face.
Kimmel responded in his characteristic sardonic fashion.
Sounds great Roy – let me know when you get some Christian values and I’ll be there!
– Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) November 30, 2017
The incident incensed many conservatives, who saw it as an attack on their religion.
So Little @jimmykimmel sent one of his goons to Alabama to disrupt a church service where Roy Moore was speaking. I doubt Kimmel would ever disrupt a service at a mosque…
– toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) November 30, 2017
Later on Nov. 30, Moore suggested that his intention wasn’t to come to blows with Kimmel-at least not in church.
Kimmel accepted the offer-without letting go of the joke
OK Roy, but I’m leaving my daughters at home! P.S. – wear that cute little leather vest
– Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) November 30, 2017
Crisis averted?
