Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel joined the conversation following the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sharing text exchanges from show staffers who made light of the assassination.
Kimmel used his monologue on Tuesday night to share screenshots of text exchanges between people who work on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and their family members and friends.
“We definitely know who wins Time‘s ‘Sexiest Alleged Murderer of the Year,’ that would go to Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare,” Kimmel began. He added that Mangione has “become the hottest cold-blooded killer in America” as social media users circulated photos of him online.
“I’m not sure what this says about us, but ever since these photos of him came out from his holding cell, from his mug shot … someone found his abs…
