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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MAY 27: Danica Patrick, driver of the #13 GoDaddy Chevrolet kisses Aaron Rodgers prior to the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on May 27, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MAY 27: Danica Patrick, driver of the #13 GoDaddy Chevrolet kisses Aaron Rodgers prior to the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on May 27, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Danica Patrick and Aaron Rodgers were definitely the star couple of the sports industry at a juncture. The NASCAR driver’s romance with her then-boyfriend and NFL star became the talk of the town as soon as the news about their relationship hit the headlines. And these talks about their relationship followed the two love birds almost everywhere they went.
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Before hosting ESPY awards in 2018, NASCAR driver Danica Patrick appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. And during her conversation with Kimmel, Patrick revealed about making her first public appearance with Aaron Rodgers on the ESPY red carpet. After all, the awards must hold a special place in Patrick and Rodgers’ hearts.
In May 2018, Patrick revealed why the awards were so special for the couple. In her interview with Jenny McCarthy on the SiriusXM radio show, she said, “We met at the ESPYs in 2012. We both remember meeting each other, it was quick. I got his email address, and I remember thinking to myself, ‘Oh, not a phone number? Just an email address?’”
But in 2018, Patrick was going to attend the award show with Rodgers. However, apart from that, Patrick asked Kimmel if he could share some hosting advice. To this, Kimmel replied that making fun of the athletes is the best way to go about it.
And with his piece of advice, Kimmel asked Patrick if she’ll be up for poking fun at her boyfriend on live television. To this, the Xfinity driver simply replied, “Absolutely not. (laughs) I don’t know. You’ll have to see.”
Disapproving Patrick’s answer, Jimmy Kimmel said that she’ll make a mistake if she didn’t make fun of her boyfriend. And pretending to understand his bizarre explanations, Patrick nodded and said, “You gotta call out the elephant in the room? Or the hot guy in the room, I should say.”
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Why did Danica Patrick call Jimmy Kimmel a ‘Liar’?
After Jimmy Kimmel’s advice about targeting athletes, Danica Patrick realized that she was seeking advice from the wrong person. As soon as Kimmel said that making fun of the athletes is the best way to go about hosting the ESPY, Patrick asked, “Is it?”

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NEWPORT BEACH, CA – OCTOBER 1: Danica Patrick and director Hannah Storm present at the espnW Summit held at Resort at Pelican Hill on October 1, 2018 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Further, she shared the other pieces of advice she received from different hosts. She said, “’cause they keep saying, Athletes are really uptight, they don’t really like…”
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Disagreeing with Patrick’s take on athletes, Kimmel protested with a series of “No, no, no…” But Patrick knew that Kimmel was just messing around with her. And hence, while Jimmy refuted Patrick’s take, the Xfinity driver looked at the audience, mouthing the word ‘liar’ while pointing at Kimmy.
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