Charles Barkley says, if he were Jimmy Kimmel, he'd punch Aaron Rodgers in the face over Epstein remark

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Charles Barkley said Wednesday he believed that Aaron Rodgers crossed the line when he made a Jeffrey Epstein remark while talking about Jimmy Kimmel last week.

As the feud between Rodgers and Kimmel exploded over the last few days, Barkley appeared on "CBS Mornings" and was asked about the ongoing back-and-forth between the two.

"There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are really hoping that doesn’t come out," Rodgers said last week on "The Pat McAfee Show." "I'll tell you what, if that list comes out, I definitely will be popping some sort of bottle."

Gayle King asked what Barkley would do if Rodgers had said that about him.

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Charles Barkley on air before the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four championship game between the Connecticut Huskies and the San Diego State Aztecs at NRG Stadium on April 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

"I would have punched him in the face," Barkley said. "I think that when you’re in the limelight, people get to say things about you — that goes with the territory — but when you start comparing people, saying you’re hanging out with pedophiles and people having sex with underage girls, that’s dangerous."

Barkley said he "loved" Kimmel’s response. The comedian retorted on Monday on his late-night show after threatening a lawsuit.

Barkley added that what Rodgers did was "slander."

Rodgers, on this past Tuesday’s "Pat McAfee Show," he never called Kimmel a pedophile.

"I was referring to the fact that if there’s a list, which again, this hasn’t come out yet. There was just a deposition, and there are names on