On Monday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the late-night host kicked things off by throwing jabs at his favorite punching bag, President Trump, over his recent visit with Zohran Mamdani (and how smitten the president appears to be with the mayor), as well as his authoritarian decision to ban CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House access.
\n\nBut the real eye-opener came during his interview with Woody Harrelson.
\n\nAfter Harrelson, who is promoting his Apple TV series “Brothers” with good pal (and possible half-brother?) Matthew McConaughey, gifted Kimmel a gigantic joint from his West Hollywood “cannabis lounge and dispensary” The Woods, the comedian proceeded to share an outrageous story involving McConaughey, Harrelson and himself that went down at the recent Emmys.
\n\nSo, Kimmel got choked up during the In Memoriam montage after it paid tribute to Cleto Escobedo III, his childhood best friend and long-time bandleader for “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” He went to the bathroom to collect himself and, well, I’ll let Kimmel tell the rest.
\n\n“My friend Cleto passed away and it was in the montage, and I started getting choked up and I went to the bathroom,” Kimmel recalled. “I’m washing my hands and I notice next to…
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