Actor James Woods is bashing Jimmy Kimmel within the wake of his boot from late evening TV, calling him an “unfunny” cash loser who ought to “eat s–t” — and ripping his supporters as “douchebags.”
On Thursday, the Emmy winner — who has 5 million X followers — feigned assist for the embattled funnyman, after which went in for the knockout punch.
“We’ve all made jokes at Jimmy Kimmel’s expense. However Mr. Kimmel is a fellow artist, and I’m in reality heartbroken to see the way in which he has been handled. I consider he’s, in his coronary heart of hearts, a superb and respectable fellow, devoid of malice and hate,” he begins within the publish, which racked up 5.3 million views and 235,000 likes.
“Simply kidding, Jimbo. Eat s–t.”
On Friday, Woods, 78, additionally shared The Submit headline “Stephen Colbert declares ‘Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel’ in solemn present devoted to canned late evening host,” on X and quipped “He’s proper. You’re all douchebags.”
That very same day, the “As soon as Upon a Time in America” actor posted a clip of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes,” the place the failed vice presidential candidate and frequent customer to China known as Kimmel’s firing “North Korea-style stuff” that “has no place in America.”
“Guys, sufficient is sufficient. Kimmel was fired as a result of his present was a large cash loser. He was purported to be humorous, and nobody was laughing. It couldn’t be easier,” Woods posted alongside the video.
Kimmel, 57, was yanked from ABC “indefinitely” Wednesday after he made controversial feedback in regards to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, making a false declare that his alleged killer was a MAGA supporter.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang making an attempt to characterize this child who killed Charlie Kirk as something aside from considered one of them and doing every little thing they’ll to attain political factors from it,” Kimmel mentioned throughout his monologue on Monday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!”
“In between the finger-pointing, the White Home flew the flag at half-staff, which obtained some criticism, however on a human stage, you’ll be able to see how onerous the president was taking this.”
Kimmel then aired a clip of President Trump being requested how he was doing after Kirk’s homicide, to which he replied, “I believe superb,” then spoke about renovations on the White Home.
“He’s on the fourth stage of grief: development,” Kimmel added.
“This isn’t how an grownup grieves the homicide of somebody he known as a pal. That is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish. Okay?”
Woods has additionally taken to X to profess his assist for President Trump, and in November, celebrated his victory by saying, “In historic affirmation of how desperately America has wanted Donald Trump again within the White Home, the Dow opens +1300 factors. The one pleasure larger than this will likely be to observe the meltdown of liberal loonies in all places. Might God bless America and should He shield President Trump!”
On Friday, Woods pinned a photograph to the highest of his X web page of Kirk surrounded by a gaggle of younger black supporters in entrance of a Turning Level USA banner, with the caption “That is my America. Keep in mind Charlie Kirk.”
