00:00 "I am currently embroiled in what may be the most preposterous lawsuit of all time."
00:04 Jimmy Kimmel is reacting to being sued by George Santos.
00:07 The ABC late night host devoted a portion of his Tuesday night monologue on Jimmy
00:11 Kimmel Live to talking about being sued for alleged fraud by the former congressman.
00:16 "Did anyone else get sued by George Santos this weekend?"
00:19 Kimmel said Santos brought the legal action against the late night TV host,
00:23 his company, and the Walt Disney Company because "we did a nice thing,
00:26 because we supported him by ordering his cameo videos."
00:30 Since Santos was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives,
00:33 he's filmed cameo videos for people that have appeared on social media.
00:37 In December, Kimmel joined in and anonymously made his own request to Santos' cameo account,
00:42 asking for personalized videos of him reading what were actually fake stories,
00:46 and later airing it as part of a new segment, "Will Santos Say It?"
00:50 "He says we deceived him under the guise of fandom, soliciting personalized videos,
00:56 only to then broadcast these on national television.
00:59 And if there's one thing George Santos will not stand for,
01:02 it's using a fake name under false pretenses."
01:05 Santos is requesting $750,000 plus damages.
01:09 Kimmel dismissed Santos, claiming he had been duped by the messages sent to him by the late
01:13 night show. "This is like getting sued for paternity by Nick Cannon."
01:17 The ex-congressman separately faces numerous criminal charges,
01:22 including allegations he defrauded campaign donors, used campaign contributions to pay
01:26 for personal expenses, and lied to Congress about his wealth.
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