George Santos Is Demanding Jimmy Kimmel Pay Him $20K For Cameo Prank

The disgraced ex-lawmaker George Santos says Jimmy Kimmel shortchanged him by more than $20,000 when he clandestinely requested Cameo videos that were later aired on late-night television without his permission last week, and now he wants the comedian to pay up.

Kimmel revealed his new segment, titled “Will Santos say it,” on his Thursday night show—playing clips of Santos addressing bizarre requests he and his staff made using pseudonyms, including one where Santos was asked to congratulate a “Gary Fortuna” on winning a beef-eating contest in Florida.

Santos, who has a long history of making false claims, told The Spectator World this week that Kimmel’s stunt may have violated Cameo’s terms of service, adding that he plans to take the comedian to court if he doesn’t shell out for the clips’ much-higher business rate—since they weren’t requested for personal use.

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