As some of you may know I blogged that Jimmy Kimmel, the host of the talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC" has been dating Molly McNearney, a co-head writer for the show for over a year.
Jimmy Kimmel
The Associated Press originally reported that, prior to the now widely spread news of his relationship in the wake of the David Letterman / Stephanie Birkitt sex scandal, Kimmel made a joke about Letterman on that matter.
Jimmy Kimmel says this isn't the case. In fact, he contacted SF Chronicle TV expert Tim Goodman via email - with whom he has a personal relationship - to explain that. Then Goodman emailed me.
While research indicated conflicting reports, and finding a good show transcript is hard as heck to do, there was nothing to explain directly in a title that Kimmel himself said he didn't tell a joke about Letterman.
I can understand why Kimmel would take time to clear the air on the matter; it's good he did. This blog post should clear the air for him. It also means that Kimmel wasn't talking against Letterman as some other talk show hosts, with the exception of Craig Ferguson who works for Letterman, have done.
That's why Tim Goodman's "the man" when it comes to television in the Bay Area and Northern California! Follow him on Twitter at BastardMachine.
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