The love-hate relationship between Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon continues at the 2024 Oscars, with special guests doing the talk show host’s dirty work.
Kimmel had the last laugh at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, where the show’s broadcast ended with a hilarious jab at Damon. The goofy moment marks another memorable antics in the nearly two-decade feud between the performers.
Jimmy Kimmel Tagged Dog Actor Messi To Teased Matt Damon
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” star surprised ABC viewers when the 2024 Oscars telecast ended with a shot of Messi, the viral dog actor from “Anatomy of a Fall.”
In the heartwarming moment, Messi lifted his leg over Damon’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star before walking away and appearing to urinate on his name. The prank suggested Kimmel tied up the dog to mock the “Invictus” cast, per his usual behavior.
He hinted at their previous collaboration during the Oscars broadcast when he paid a touching tribute to Messi. He praised the dog during his opening monologue on Sunday, saying:
“Messi, who, despite being a dog, may have given the best performance of the year in Anatomy of a Fall.”
Kimmel even playfully suggested he would cast Messi in a starring role if “The Shaggy Dog” got a reboot. He praised one of the dog’s standout moments in “Anatomy of a Fall,” saying:
“Messi had an overdose scene; if you’ve seen it, you’ve known it. It’s incredible. Honestly, I haven’t seen a French actor eat his own vomit like that since Gérard Depardieu.”
Before the awards ceremony, Kimmel shared a fun video of himself testing out some of his monologue jokes about Messi. In the Instagram clip, he ran a row with the dog, who seemed unfazed by the content until the talk show host made a dog joke.
Jimmy Kimmel Teases Matt Damon Ahead of 2024 Oscars
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Before Sunday’s broadcast, Kimmel mocked Damon in a funny interview for not attending the Oscars this year.
The 56-year-old claimed the actor was unable to attend the awards ceremony despite being in the most nominated film of the year, “Oppenheimer.” Kimmel teased:
“He was not nominated for an Oscar. He was at Oppenheimer. Everyone else was nominated except him.”
Damon’s co-stars, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., and Emily Blunt, were all nominated, and on Sunday night, the actors went home with trophies.
Regarding Damon’s absence, Kimmel playfully suggested he didn’t get an invite. “What really happened? He didn’t get a ticket,” he claimed, adding:
“It’s one of the saddest things I’ve ever heard. He asked if he could come, and they told him, ‘Sorry, candidates only.'”
Damon and Kimmel have repeatedly traded words back and forth for nearly two decades since the talk show host began their feud in 2005. They have also tied other celebrities into their feud, with Messi being the latest collaborator.
Inside Kimmel & Damon’s ‘Feud’
The drama between Kimmel and Damon began during the third season of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” when the talk show host surprisingly ended the episode with the words:
“Apologies to Matt Damon, but we’re running out of time.”
At the time, Damon wasn’t scheduled to be a guest on that night’s show and, surprisingly, wasn’t close enough for Kimmel to name him. He revealed years later that the pair had never met when the episode aired in an interview, saying:
“People started calling me and asking things like, ‘Hey, what do you have to do with this guy?’ And I’ve never met Jimmy.’ He literally pulled my name out of the air one night.”
A year later, Damon finally appeared as a guest on Kimmel’s show, but the host continued his prank. He introduces the actor, lets him sit, then cuts him off and ends the show.
The episode ended with the star of the “Bourne” franchise walking off the stage after uttering curse words at Kimmel. Per PEOPLEthe incident was planned, and Damon was never angry.
Damon Takes Revenge With Kimmel’s Ex-Girlfriend
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Following their stage performance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show, Damon got his revenge on the talk show host in 2008. He roped in Kimmel’s then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman to film an affair with him.
Silverman presented the video to Kimmel in February 2008, featuring a silly original song revealing her romance with Damon. A rep for the Hollywood heartthrob addressed the prank, claiming the “Ford v Ferrari” actor was excited to get his revenge.
“I don’t think he thought twice about it. He just said, ‘I’ll do it,'” the rep said, “He’s having so much fun… It’s his turn to get Jimmy.” Damon’s backlash continued in 2013 when he took over Kimmel’s talk show.
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