Damon–Kimmel feud

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Since 2005, American actor Matt Damon and television host Jimmy Kimmel have been involved in a satirical public feud that has garnered nationwide coverage due to the pranks and gags associated with it, of which the majority take place on Kimmel's show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! The exchanges began when Kimmel ended an episode of his show by saying, jokingly, "Apologies to Matt Damon, but we ran out of time," despite Damon not being scheduled to be on the show. Kimmel went on to repeat the fake apology, as a running gag. Damon appeared on the show for the first time in 2006, but was unceremoniously bumped off, leading him to have a scripted outburst. Over time, Damon would feign increasingly desperate measures to appear as a guest on the show, while Kimmel would go to elaborate lengths to prevent it. The two have often enlisted the help of other celebrities to prank each other publicly, with Damon's longtime friend and collaborator Ben Affleck acting as a mediator in several instances. Instances...

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