Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Patel's Drinking Scandal

0:00On April 22nd, Jimmy Kimmel went in on FBI director Cash Patel after a report in the Atlantic dropped some wild claims about his drinking and odd behavior. They say Patel freaked out over a simple computer log-english, thinking he got canned and called nine aides in a panic. Plus, stories of heavy boozing, no shows at work, and even his security teams struggling to wake him up one time. Here it is, his protection detail almost busted out breaching gear just to check on him like some extreme wake-up call. Kimmel had the crowd cracking up, roasting how Patel's turned into the new face of party problems in the administration. He stacked Patel up against defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, who has his own rumors of drinking on the job and wild nights. Kimmel quipped that Patel's grabbing the spotlight, like, hold my beer times too. Things all mine are loving the late night shade, with clips blowing up everywhere. Patel hid back hard, denying everything as total lies and slapping the Atlantic with

1:03a $250 million lawsuit on April 20th. The magazine's standing firm, ready to fight it in court. Meanwhile, whispers from the White House say Trump's not thrilled, and folks are buzzing about a possible boot for incompetence in late nights. Kimmel wrapped it, wondering if Patel lasts longer than his traitor Joe's bananas. Either way, this drama's just getting started. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news today, brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.