{"id":2394588,"date":"2026-04-29T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2394588"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:56:51","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-says-rudy-giuliani-rose-from-the-grave-to-chime-in-on-melania-trump-joke-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jimmy-kimmel-says-rudy-giuliani-rose-from-the-grave-to-chime-in-on-melania-trump-joke-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Says Rudy Giuliani &#8216;Rose from the Grave&#8217; to Chime in on Melania Trump Joke Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jimmy Kimmel is responding after Rudy Giuliani weighed in on his drama with the Trumps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the Tuesday, April 28 episode of <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>, Kimmel joked that the former New York City mayor &#8220;rose from the grave to weigh in on the ongoing drama&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Giuliani called Kimmel an &#8220;incompetent jackass&#8221; over a joke he made about first lady Melania Trump on his show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jimmy Kimmel;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> is responding to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/rudy-giuliani\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rudy Giuliani;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rudy Giuliani<\/a> after he called the late-night host an &#8220;incompetent jackass.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the Tuesday, April 28 episode of <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>, Kimmel called out the former New York City mayor after he chimed in on the controversy surrounding a recent joke Kimmel made about first lady <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Melania Trump;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Melania Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his &#8220;alternative&#8221; White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner segment last week, Kimmel, 58, joked that Melania had &#8220;a glow like an expectant widow,&#8221; a jab that Melania, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:President Donald Trump;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">President Donald Trump<\/a> and White House spokespersons <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/white-house-reacts-jimmy-kimmel-defending-melania-trump-joke-11960267\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:took issue with;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">took issue with<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Last night, America&#8217;s mayor Rudy Giuliani rose from the grave to weigh in on the ongoing drama involving me,&#8221; Kimmel said, before playing a clip from Giuliani&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mayorlive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:America's Mayor Live;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>America&#8217;s Mayor Live<\/em><\/a> show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After sharing footage of Giuliani, 81, calling him &#8220;one of the most distasteful human beings in this country,&#8221; Kimmel joked that it &#8220;hurts to be called distasteful by a man who farted his own pants off <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/rudy-giuliani-tried-to-get-borat-2-movie-crew-arrested-over-infamous-scene\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:in front of Borat's daughter.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in front of Borat&#8217;s daughter.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jimmy Kimmel appears on &#8216;Jimmy Kimmel Live&#8217; on Tuesday, April 28<br \/>Credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live\/Youtube<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In later footage, Giuliani spoke about Kimmel&#8217;s &#8220;alternative&#8221; WHCD bit, which aired on Thursday, April 23 and featured several jokes aimed at the Trump family. &#8220;He went through the bother of putting up a little stage,&#8221; Giuliani said. &#8220;He&#8217;s also like an incompetent jackass.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kimmel responded: &#8220;I have to say, its confusing to be called an incompetent jackass by a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/four-seasons-total-landscaping-documentary-about-the-trump-press-conference-announced\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:man who accidentally held a press conference outside;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">man who accidentally held a press conference outside<\/a> a dildo store, who doesn&#8217;t seem to have understanding of when videos are running and when they aren&#8217;t, and who has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/rudy-giuliani-raises-eyebrows-with-press-conference-court-hearing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a gallon of squid ink;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a gallon of squid ink<\/a> dribbling off the top of his head. Does this man have any family members who can come get him already?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Indeed, Kimmel roasted Trump and affiliates during last week&#8217;s show, which aired two days before the actual White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner on Saturday, April 25, during which a gunman opened fire. Since then, the first lady has called for ABC to &#8220;take a stand&#8221; against the late-night host over what she called &#8220;hateful and violent rhetoric,&#8221; while the president claimed that Kimmel&#8217;s &#8220;widow&#8221; jab was a &#8220;despicable call to violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his Monday, April 27 monologue, Kimmel insisted that his joke could not have had an impact on the assassination attempt. He called the comment &#8220;obviously a joke about their age difference and the look of joy we see on her face every time they&#8217;re together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he&#8217;s almost 80 and she&#8217;s younger than I am,&#8221; Kimmel said of Melania, 56. &#8220;It was not by any stretch a call to assassination, and they know that I&#8217;ve been very vocal for many years, speaking out against gun violence in particular.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am sorry that you and the president and everyone in that room on Saturday went through that. I really am,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Just because no one got killed doesn&#8217;t meant it wasn&#8217;t traumatic and scary. And we should come together and be best. We really should.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Melania Trump at the White House on April 28, 2026Credit: Samir Hussein\/WireImage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/KadD9bxj.JSW2TVbYZfZgw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/049a98a16c9c0ac7544bcdc7fd8a5249\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Melania Trump at the White House on April 28, 2026<br \/>Credit: Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The latest drama involving Kimmel and the Trump family follows Kimmel\u2019s talk show being &#8220;indefinitely&#8221; pulled from the air in September after comments he made about\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/charlie-kirk-what-to-know-11807589\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Charlie Kirk\u2019s;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charlie Kirk\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0death. FCC Chair\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-brendan-carr-fcc-chairman-11812985\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Brendan Carr;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brendan Carr<\/a> threatened to pursue action against the network over its criticism of Trump at the time. Kimmel eventually\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jimmy-kimmel-breaks-silence-on-abc-indefinitely-pulling-his-show-emotional-monologue-11812442\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:made his return to the airwaves;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">made his return to the airwaves<\/a> six days\u00a0later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u00a0<\/em>airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jimmy-kimmel-rudy-giuliani-rose-from-grave-melania-trump-joke-drama-11960986\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Jimmy Kimmel is responding after Rudy Giuliani weighed in on his drama with the Trumps During the Tuesday, April 28 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel joked that the former New York City mayor &#8220;rose from the grave to weigh in on the ongoing drama&#8221; Giuliani called Kimmel an &#8220;incompetent jackass&#8221; over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2394589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[22389,23060,31122,341657],"class_list":["post-2394588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-donald-trump","tag-jimmy-kimmel","tag-melania-trump","tag-rudy-giuliani"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jimmy-Kimmel-Says-Rudy-Giuliani-Rose-from-the-Grave-to.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394590,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394588\/revisions\/2394590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}