--- title: Jimmy Kimmel Agrees to Fight Roy Moore in Twitter Feud description: "There is no one I would love to fight more than you," Kimmel said, following a Twitter spat with Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore canonical: https://time.com/5044420/jimmy-kimmel-roy-moore-twitter/ author: Eli Meixler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-01T08:33:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:33:31.778Z og:title: Jimmy Kimmel: "I Would Love" to Fight Roy Moore og:description: "There is no one I would love to fight more than you," Kimmel tells Moore. og:url: https://time.com/5044420/jimmy-kimmel-roy-moore-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa2118b725523132/6988f34bcf40a87df2c4a6b1/gettyimages-630904096.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" - Season 14 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Kimmel: "I Would Love" to Fight Roy Moore twitter:description: "There is no one I would love to fight more than you," Kimmel tells Moore. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa2118b725523132/6988f34bcf40a87df2c4a6b1/gettyimages-630904096.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jimmy Kimmel to Roy Moore: 'There Is No One I Would Love to Fight More Than You' > Sponsored content. 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The wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore says her husband will not step down in the face of sexual assault allegations._ by [Eli Meixler](https://time.com/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Dec 1, 2017 8:33 AM UTC The wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore says her husband will not step down in the face of sexual assault allegations. by [Eli Meixler](https://time.com/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Dec 1, 2017 8:33 AM UTC A [Twitter feud](http://time.com/5043752/jimmy-kimmel-roy-moore-christian-values/) between Republican Senate candidate [Roy Moore](http://time.com/tag/roy-moore) and late night show host [Jimmy Kimmel ](http://time.com/tag/jimmy-kimmel/)continued to escalate on Thursday, with the comedian telling Moore “there is no one I would love to fight more than you” on _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_ The squabble kicked off when comedian Tony Barbieri—for a segment on Kimmel’s show—infiltrated a Nov. 29 Moore campaign event at a church in Theodore, Alabama. Barbieri, playing a character called “Jake Byrd” and wearing a “Gimme Moore” T-shirt, shouted down a protestor before [being escorted out by security](http://atimes.com/article/malaysias-disappearing-religious-activists/), AL.com reported. “The judge is a man’s man,” Ribieri said mockingly. “Does that look like the face of a molester?” Moore, a former federal judge who is [running for the Alabama Senate seat](http://time.com/5025829/will-roy-moore-win-will-doug-jones-win/) vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, has been [accused by multiple women](http://time.com/5031448/leigh-corfman-roy-moore-accuser/) of [sexually predatory behavior](http://time.com/5029172/roy-moore-accusers/) when they were teenagers. Moore [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MooreSenate/status/936315009424031746) a link to a [Breitbart story about the stunt](http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/30/exclusive-roy-moore-campaign-to-jimmy-kimmel-if-you-want-to-mock-our-christian-values-come-down-here-to-alabama-to-do-it-man-to-man/) on Thursday, challenging the late show host to come to Alabama and settle their differences “man to man” in Alabama and [instigating an exchange of tweets](http://time.com/5043752/jimmy-kimmel-roy-moore-christian-values/) that culminated with Kimmel saying he would [“leave his daughters at home”](https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/936349997112557568) if he met Moore. > [](https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/936323360694222848) > [](https://twitter.com/MooreSenate/status/936347763666837505) > [](https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/936349997112557568) Kimmel addressed the quarrel on _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_ Thursday night, where he again questioned Moore’s Christian convictions, in light of the allegations against him. Moore’s campaign has denied and [sought to discredit the allegations](http://time.com/5028793/roy-moore-sexual-assault/) against him, which were originally [reported by the Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/woman-says-roy-moore-initiated-sexual-encounter-when-she-was-14-he-was-32/2017/11/09/1f495878-c293-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0%5Fstory.html?tid=a%5Finl), by focusing on his evangelical background and portraying himself as the victim of a campaign by mainstream media to silence Christian conservatism. “I happen to be a Christian too,” Kimmel said. “And I will share what I learned at my church: at my church, forcing yourself on underage girls is a no-no. Some even consider it might be a sin.” Kimmel reiterated his willingness to meet Moore in Alabama and talk over their political differences— or to settle the dispute with their fists, “which is kind of what it sounds like,” Kimmel said. “I accept by the way,” the late night host said to cheers. “I will put my Christianity aside, just for you, for a fight.” Ribieri has made previous appearances as his long-lived “Jake Byrd,” character at President [Donald Trump’s inauguration](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpaES0VnXaA) at a [Bernie Sanders campaign rally](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GOiYY9DUgk) in San Diego in March 2016\. At the event on Nov. 29, he also interrupted interviews attendees in the parking lot to praise Moore as a “genius,” and confused local media, who took him for a genuine supporter. The full segment will air Friday night. ## Transcript [00:00] He is a loving father and a grandfather. But [00:05] most important, he is a Christian. So [00:09] let me set the record straight. Even after all the attacks [00:13] against me. Against my family. Against the foundation. [00:18] And now against my husband. He will not step [00:23] down. The people of Alabama know him. They have [00:26] seen what he has done. Fighting for, [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [00:34] Fighting for life. Fighting against abortion. Fighting [00:39] for the acknowledgement of god, fighting for traditional [00:42] marriage, and fighting to protect the second [00:44] amendment. And fighting for our rights given by god, [00:47] protected by our constitution. So the liberal press, [00:52] Washington Post who endorsed Hillary Clinton, who [00:56] also endorsed our opponent. [ UNKNOWN ] Involved in [01:00] this race. Along with the human rights campaign, The [01:04] DNC and the Russian state establishment. All of the [01:07] very same people who were attacking president trump [01:12] are also attacking us I personally think he [01:16] owes us a thank you. [ APPLAUSE ] The washington [01:19] post everybody that I have ever Known For the [01:23] last 40 years, they have called everybody [01:27] my husband has ever known for the last 40 years. [01:31] They print whatever anyone says without [01:35] checking to even see if it is correct. They have staked [01:39] out Edawa County, basically count out. To [01:44] the end of this election. So to the people of Alabama, [01:48] thank you for being smarter than they think you are. [01:53] They will call you names. They will say all manner [01:57] of evil against you and I would say consider [02:01] the source. 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