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The Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel saga took a turn towards reconciliation on Tuesday, as the NFL quarterback clarified his previous statements about the late-night host and potential connections to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The controversy, brewing since last week, had threatened to explode into a legal battle, but Rodgers' clarification seems to have averted that outcome.

Last week, on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers made a cryptic remark about the release of a list of people allegedly connected to Epstein. He stated, "There's a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are really hoping that doesn. . .