Jimmy Kimmel is gay

'I assuredly did not mean to demean or displease members of the homosexual community,' Kimmel penned in a statement on Sunday, after a week-long quarrel.

This dispute emerged when Hannity rebuked Kimmel for ridiculing First Lady Melania Trump's enunciation.

Subsequently, the two squabbled on Twitter, and on television, for many days.

Throughout his broadcast, Hannity lambasted the host of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Kimmel quipped regarding Mrs. Trump's reading of a children's book during the Easter festivities at the White House.

Hannity branded him a "despicable disgrace" and an "ass clown," and insulted his prior program on the Comedy Central network, The Man Show.

Kimmel countered utilizing comparable language, informing the host of Hannity: "If I'm an ass clown... you are the entire ass circus".

The spat persisted on Twitter, where, in a sexually suggestive tweet on Friday, Kimmel mocked Hannity's dedication to US President Donald Trump.

He immediately encountered a backlash online by individuals who perceived the tweet as "a derogatory gay insult".

On Sunday, he apologized in a tweet directed toward the Fox News primetime host.

'Whilst I concede that I did enjoy the back-and-forth, following some consideration, I comprehend that the level of acrimony from all parties (myself included) does not benefit anyone and, in reality, proves detrimental to our nation,' Kimmel stated.

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He furthermore appended: "I will accept Sean Hannity at his word that he was genuinely offended by what I deem, and still believe to be, an innocuous and silly aside alluding to our First Lady's accent.

'Mrs. Trump assuredly possesses enough matters to be concerned about, without being exploited as a tool to boost TV viewership.'

Hannity reacted on Sunday night by teasing his Monday night program.

'Just had this pop up,' he tweeted, sharing an image of a news alert about Kimmel's statement.

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