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Joe Rogan defends Jimmy Kimmel over backlash from Melania widow joke

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Podcaster Joe Rogan defended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel against backlash after a controversial joke targeting first lady Melania Trump.

Kimmel joked that Melania had the glow of an “expectant widow” during a mock White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner skit delivered days before the Saturday shooting, a joke Rogan said “nobody gave a s–t” about until the incident happened.

“It came out on Thursday. No one cared Friday. No one cared on Saturday until Saturday night when the assassination attempt, and then all the sudden, everyone’s blaming Kimmel,” Rogan said Friday on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

When dissecting the meaning behind Kimmel’s joke, Rogan suggested it could be interpreted in multiple ways, such as President Donald Trump’s old age or dark political humor.

KIMMEL CALLS MELANIA TRUMP AN ‘EXPECTANT WIDOW’ BEFORE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER SHOOTING

“Could be [an old guy joke] or an assassination joke if you want to take it that way. But he is old,” Rogan said.

The suspected shooter at the WHCA Dinner, Cole Allen, a computer scientist from Torrance, California, allegedly wrote in a manifesto note that his targets were Trump administration officials except for FBI Director Kash Patel.

Rogan’s remarks come after Kimmel faced a wave of backlash, including from those directly targeted by the joke.

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Melania Trump condemned the remark as inappropriate and harmful in a statement on X Monday morning.

“His monologue about my family isn’t comedy — his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America,” she said.

President Trump also fired back, calling for Kimmel’s firing on Truth Social  and defending his wife against the “despicable” act.

“I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel’s despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to anything that he said but, this is something far beyond the pale,” Trump wrote. “Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC.”

Kimmel has not apologized for the joke and pushed back on the criticism, responding during Monday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“You know how sometimes you wake up in the morning and the first lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job? We’ve all been there, right?”

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Prominent Catholic colleges hold separate “lavender graduation” ceremonies for LGBTQ+ students, with one school planning to include a drag performance.
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William Shatner says he’s ‘taking care of business’ at 95: ‘The least of all I want do is die’

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William Shatner has no plans to slow down as he gets older.

In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 95-year-old actor spoke about how he is able to keep going, when so many others his age have already slowed down decades ago.

“That’s why they’re old,” he said. “Shatner’s law is speed up, do more and forget the pain, take a pill if it hurts. You get older, you hurt more. Two things. One is a weightlifter who told me, ‘When I lift three, four hundred pounds, it hurts. I’ve learned,’ he said, ‘to make the hurt my friend. Welcome, friend. The pain is here, welcome.'”

Shatner, who is preparing for his upcoming live stage show “The Universe is Absurd,” went on to say that his “advice to old people” would be to “befriend” and embrace the pain.

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The “Star Trek” actor then added that his second tip for those who are aging is to never stop moving, explaining that “if you stop moving, all you’ve got is the hurt.” He explained that one of his passions is riding horses, and competing in an equestrian event called reigning, which he described as “very physical.”

“The older you get, the difficulty is really getting on the horse. You have a mounting block, and you try to lift your leg up over it,” he said. “If I would have stopped that, half my life would disappear. So I don’t stop. I just go slower.”

Even after suffering an injury to his shoulder due to a fall off his horse, Shatner continues to ride, and will be hosting the annual William Shatner’s Hollywood Charity Horse Show later this month.

His busy schedule also includes his upcoming live show, “The Universe is Absurd,” which is a live, unscripted stage show with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that will explore cosmic themes through banter and storytelling. The show is scheduled for May 10 and 20 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

WATCH HERE: WILLIAM SHATNER CALLS NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON ‘A CLOSE FRIEND’ AFTER WORKING WITH HIM ON NEW LIVE SHOW

Tyson and Shatner first connected when recording an audiobook, which eventually led to 20 hours of conversation between the two of them.

“I had to spend two days, 10 hours a day talking to a wonderful man who has become a good friend of mine now,” he said. “Those 20 hours have given us a foothold into conversation and that’s what we’ll have on stage. But in order for it to have energy, I have to disagree with them on many points, if not all.”

The worst thing that can happen at the show in Shatner’s opinion, is that “The audience walks out. We walk on, and they get up and leave.

WATCH HERE: WILLIAM SHATNER ENCOURAGES OLDER PEOPLE TO ‘BEFRIEND THE PAIN’ IN ORDER TO STAY YOUNG

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In terms of what’s next for him, the “Boston Legal” star explained he doesn’t have a bucket list, but wants to continue doing the things he treasures, such as spending time with his dogs, riding horses with his wife and visiting his favorite coffee shops.

“I’m busy, and I’m vital and I’m riding horses and I’m taking care of business. And I just sold a horse,” he said. “I did a job on Friday and Saturday…I’m busy doing concrete valuable things, I don’t want to go anywhere. The least of all I want to do is die.”

WATCH HERE: WILLIAM SHATNER DOES NOT PLAN TO SLOW DOWN ANYTIME SOON

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When reflecting on his life, Shatner shared that he is “thrilled to see the world” when he wakes up every morning, but shares that is “something that’s grown on me through the years.”

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He explained that a person’s mindset changes throughout the different stages of life. He shared that around 20-25 years old, people are busy building their future and are “self-energized by your own needs,” but slow down as they get older.

“When you’re 70 and 80, you look around at the magic of the Earth,” he explained. “You look at the incredible beauty of life. No matter if you’re hurting, welcome hurt. You’re alive, for God’s sake. In no time at all, you’ll be interred with turds and so relish as much as you can of your life because it’s over.”

He continued: “I’m here to testify. One truth I know. It goes by so quickly. When I hear somebody utter the number of my age, I’m tempted to look around to see who he’s talking about, because that doesn’t seem real. It seems like some bad dream. I’m how old? No, I’ll wake up momentarily. That’s how I feel.”

WATCH HERE: WILLIAM SHATNER SHARED HOW HIS PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE HAS CHANGED AS HE GETS OLDER

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Shatner previously gave audiences the secret to his longevity in a tweet on his 95th birthday.

At 95, I’m still smokin‘! I’ve learned two things: Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.'”

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