RELATED: Oscars mix politics, silliness and shocking twist ending Later, Kimmel dedicated a whole bit to mocking Damon’s movie, “We Bought a Zoo.” And when Damon took the stage to present with childhood friend Ben Affleck, Damon was introduced as Affleck’s “guest.” When a group of tourists were surprised with a stop at the Oscars, Kimmel instructed them to “ignore that jerk” sitting behind Affleck. “And that movie, ‘The Great Wall,’ went on to lose 80 million dollars. “He handed what turned out to be an Oscar-caliber role over to his friend and made a Chinese ponytail movie instead,” Kimmel said. #GoodSport #Oscars- Damon Wayans Yunior? February 27, 2017ĭamon was originally slated to star in “Manchester by the Sea” but couldn’t due to his schedule.Īffleck ended up winning best actor on Sunday night for his role in the film, which Damon produced. I'm not kidding.- Jenni Konner February 27, 2017 I could watch this Kimmel/Damon thing forever. It's so effortful for him." -Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon #NeverNotFunny yvette nicole brown February 27, 2017 Kimmel went on to praise Damon for being “unselfish” and allowing Casey Affleck to star in “Manchester by the Sea” in his place. “Those of you that have worked with him know this.” RELATED: ‘Moonlight’ wins best picture Oscar after baffling on-stage flub I’ve known Matt so long, when I first met Matt, I was the fat one.” “Now, Matt, I’ve known Matt for a long time. “Tonight in the spirit of bringing people together, I would like to bury the hatchet with someone I’ve had issues with – Matt Damon,” he said. Kimmel kicked off his night of Damon torment with a nod to the actor – who has long been a playful target of Kimmel’s – in his monologue. But it was his ongoing faux-feud with Matt Damon that was truly worthy of gold Sunday night. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel showered the audience with sweet treats, made a group of tourists’ Hollywood dreams come true, and even tried to save the night following a historic blunder.
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