The 49-year-old host will do 'everything' to make sure the 'Jason Bourne' actor is not joining him onstage at this year's award-giving ceremony.
- Feb 22, 2017
AceShowbiz - Jimmy Kimmel doesn't want Matt Damon to sabotage his Oscar-hosting stint. Jimmy and Matt are known for their hilarious made-for-TV feud, but for the 2017 Academy Awards, the comedian would try his best to keep the "Jason Bourne" actor from stealing the spotlight.
"I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that he doesn't win or doesn't know that he won. My goal is to keep him offstage," the famous host jokingly told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview.
Jimmy also said almost the same thing during his interview with CNN. "I'm gonna hit him over the head with the Oscar," the 49-year-old funnyman answered after he was asked what he would do if Matt, who is nominated as a producer for "Manchester by the Sea", wins an Oscar and needs to join him onstage.
"Listen, there are certain people who are winners and there are certain people that aren't. I put Matt in the latter category," he said, before adding, "I don't see him getting his grubby, overly moisturized little hands on an Oscar on Sunday night. And if he does, I'll be heartsick."
But Jimmy could relax a bit since Matt already announced that he wouldn't prank his frenemy at this year's ceremony. "I don't think I need to do anything to make his performance worse. He's gonna be really terrible no matter what," said Damon in an interview with E! News last week.
"The Bourne Identity" actor even joked that he and the famous host were in "a restraining order." "No, [Jimmy] knows I hate him, and there's also a restraining order at the moment, so we're not allowed to directly address each other," Matt continued.
Jimmy and Matt are known for their "fake feud." Although the two stars always joke around by pranking and dissing each other, they are actually on good terms.
