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Former Rep. George Santos is suing Jimmy Kimmel for fraud over some Cameo videos and Kimmel was ready with a response.
Kimmel said:
We had a three-day weekend. It was an eventful weekend. Did anyone else get sued by George Santos this weekend? I am currently embroiled in what may be the most absurd lawsuit ever. George Santos, a man who was thrown out of Congress by the Republicans because of fraud, is suing me for fraud. This is a lawsuit. “James C. Kimmel aka Jimmy Kimmel” – This is my secret pseudonym. Why didn't they also list his pseudonyms? “George Santos aka Anthony Devolder aka Kitara Ravache”? George is suing me, the show, and the Disney Corporation.
After being evicted from the House, George signed with Cameo to earn some money. We wrote some absolutely ridiculous messages for him to read. We gave them the credit card number, and sure enough, they recorded the messages and sent them back to us. And now he's suing. He says we “deceived them under the guise of fans, demanding personal videos and then airing them on national television.” And if there's one thing George Santos won't tolerate, it's using a fake name under false pretenses.
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I mean – and by the way, the idea that they believed that these messages, which are posted on the Cameo site anyway, were from actual fans? One of them was about a boy named Gary. Who ate six pounds of loose beef in less than 30 minutes. There was another message congratulating “my mom Brenda” on the successful cloning of her beloved dog, Adolf. He says he thought these were genuine messages. He claims that he has been cheated. George is being represented by the prestigious law firm of Pot, Kettle and Black. He is seeking $750,000 in damages, along with other damages to be determined in court. And that's why I'm setting up a GoFundMe. A goal of $355 million, so that we can save this country. (laughter) That's great. It's like Nick Cannon filing a paternity suit.
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The Santos lawsuit is absurd. Cameo pranks are in every single place. They seem in political commercials, YouTube channels and on TV.
Kimmel did nothing completely different from John Fetterman within the 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race. Santos is clearly trying to receives a commission, as his lawsuit seems to be a media model of the basic slip-and-fall scandal. The Santos trial needs to be ridiculed out of court docket, as the previous congressman seems for a payday to cowl all of the prison expenses towards him.
However that doesn't imply he really has footwear.
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