“Our love speaks for itself,†Kimmel tells Usmagazine.com.
The video  shot last week at L.A.’s Roosevelt hotel and in an L.A. recording studio  became a YouTube sensation after it debuted following the
Oscars early Monday morning.
Kimmel executive producer Jill Leiderman tells Us the idea came from Kimmel and his director and was “completely fueled by revenge” after Kimmel’s girlfriend Sarah Silverman released the video “I’m F–king Matt Damon” last month.
“Sarah and Matt’s piece aired on a Thursday, and that Friday, Jimmy came into the office and said, ‘We have to get to Ben Affleck, like, right away!'” Leiderman tells Us. “So I reached out to his representation, and by Sunday, Ben was locked.”
Was Kimmel nervous about smooching Affleck?
“I don’t think there was any fear there,” Leiderman says. “I think there’s nothing but love there.”
The clip featured A-listers like Cameron Diaz making obscene gestures and Harrison Ford blowing Affleck and Kimmel a kiss. “Once Jimmy and Ben were ready to come out to the world, they got the support of their famous friends,†Leiderman says.
As for casting Brad Pitt, who plays a deliveryman, Leiderman tells Us, “We needed to include people who would resonate in Matt’s life, and Brad seemed like the perfect accomplice.”
Rebecca Romijn tells Us she was more than happy to sign on.
“It was so exciting to help celebrate their love for one another,†Romijn tells Us. “They make a beautiful couple.â€Â
Adds Joan Jett, who sings in the video: “If Jimmy and Ben can find lasting happiness together, I’d be glad to sing at their wedding. Good thing Ben’s from Massachusetts.”
Now with their two dueling videos, can Kimmel and Damon ever be friends?
“Jimmy and Matt will reach out to one another,” Leiderman jokes, “but right now, emotions are running raw.”
I just love how that video came about!!! Leave it to Jimmy Kimmel to know how to get revenge!
Hopefully someday Jimmy Kimmel will get to f*ck Matt Damon!!!
BTW I want to know how the “women” in their life feel about this. I am dying to know how Sarah Silverman, Luciana Barroso, Jennifer Garner and Matt Damon feel about all of this!!!
UPDATE: Billboard has even more info how Kimmel got to f*ck Affleck!!!
Affleck’s consent lead to Harrison Ford’s involvement — he was a fan of Silverman and Damon’s video, apparently — which then lead to Brad Pitt’s cameo as the delivery guy who presents Affleck and Kimmel with a cake celebrating their love.
Scott Igoe, head of music booking for the show, said that once Pitt was on board, he reached out to the musicians who had appeared previously on the show and had proven themselves to be good sports. Within 24 hours, he had the Maddens, Gray and Wentz on board — and had really ticked off Ashlee Simpson, who wanted to participate but was unable to because she was on tour, he says.
“Basically, we devised the list: ‘Who has been on the show in the past that we really like?'” Igoe says.
The music for the song was written by Kimmel’s bandleader Cleto Escobedo, with the lyrics devised by Kimmel, Kimmel’s brother, John, and the show’s writing staff. The video was filmed in two days the week before it aired at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and Henson Studios in Hollywood.
“Half the e-mails I’ve gotten the day after have been from publicists so disappointed that their clients weren’t in it,” Igoe says, mentioning Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Paul McCartney.
Whether the song will be released as an official download is up to ABC, Leiderman says, but she promises they’ll make the appropriate inquiries to see if they can get a single put out.
Igoe, meanwhile, has his sight set on a bling-ier outcome. “Hey, if ‘D*ck in a Box’ can win an Emmy, why can’t we?” he asks.
Here is to hoping that all the f*cking that has gone on on Jimmy Kimmel Live! will lead to an Emmy because he so deserves one!!!
