Jokes on him.
George Santos is threatening to sue late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and ABC for allegedly misusing his Cameo clip, The Post has learned.
An attorney for the ousted House member sent a “cease and desist” letter to Kimmel, ABC and the executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Doug Deluca after several cameos Santos played in the show.
“We are writing to congratulate you — your ‘dream’ of being sued by Mr. Santos may come true,” Santos’ attorney Andrew Mancilla wrote in a Dec. 12 letter, obtained by The Post.
“While your comedic efforts are greatly appreciated, you should have the approval of Mr. Santos, as he is not camera shy, nor is he blind to the comedic irony of suing you for fraud,” the letter said.
It comes amid an ongoing feud between the host and Santos, which became public last week when Kimmel claimed the embattled former New York congressman had demanded $20,000 for using the video on the late-night show.
“[George Santos] has claimed he made more money in seven days than he did in Congress in a year, and some of that money came from me,” Kimmel told his audience during last Monday’s episode.
Former Rep. George Santos threatens to sue Jimmy Kimmel over alleged misuse of his cameo clip. Photo AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File
The host said he had submitted the Cameo request anonymously to Santos.
“I sent him a bunch of crazy video requests because I wanted to see what he would read and what he wouldn’t,” Kimmel continued. “I showed some of them on the air on Thursday, and now he’s demanding $20,000 from me to be paid at commercial rates.”
Kimmel titled the segment “Did Santos Say It?” and claimed the ousted lawmaker raised his video rates to $500 each.
Santos’ attorney sent a “cease and desist” letter to Kimmel, ABC and the executive producers of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Doug Deluca. Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube Kimmel hosted a segment titled “Did Santos Say It?” about Cameo Santos page. Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube
“He should thank me for buying this video,” he quipped.
Santos, of all people, knows about misrepresentation, having lied about almost his entire background while running for Congress.
He became the sixth member ever to be expelled from the Dewan Rakyat on December 1, a little more than a year after he won the election.
Since then, Santos — who has also been accused of lying about his campaign finances and defrauding donors, which he denies — has launched an account on Cameo, a platform where people can pay to get personalized videos from celebrities.
One of Kimmel’s Cameo requests for Santos. Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube
In a cease and desist letter, Santos’ attorney told Kimmel and ABC that the former fabulist politician may get the last laugh in court over Kimmel’s “prank.”
“Such ‘pranks’ are often known by a different name in the legal community: fraud,” Mancilla claims.
He called Kimmel a “sneaky little swindler” who might get “good laughs” and boost ratings, but claimed his actions “constituted fraudulent inducement, breach of contract and unjust enrichment and a violation of the New York State Civil Rights Law.”
Santos opened his Cameo account after being dismissed from the House of Representatives. Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube
“You are also in breach of Cameo’s Terms of Service, which we understand they have contacted you about,” the lawyer claimed.
“We believe you will take this letter as seriously as Mr. Santos took his Cameo commitment. Let’s get this over with. Contact us.”
Deluca, Kimmel’s producer, had no immediate comment on the Dec. 12 cease-and-desist letter.
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