Editing Matt Damon (section)

== Public image ==
Comedian [[Jimmy Kimmel]] had a running gag on his [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television show, ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', [[Damon–Kimmel feud|where he apologized for not being able to interview Damon at the end of each show]]. It culminated in a planned skit on September 12, 2006, when Damon stormed off after having his interview cut short.<ref name="USAW">{{cite news|last=Saad|first=Nardine|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Jimmy Kimmel vs. Matt Damon: A video history|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon-video-history-20130124-story.html|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929095356/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/24/entertainment/la-et-mg-jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon-video-history-20130124|url-status=live|archive-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref> Damon appeared in several of E! Entertainment's top ten ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' spoofs.<ref name="Kimmel top 10">{{cite web | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/464205/jimmy-kimmel-live-10-best-spoofs-and-pranks-in-the-show-s-history | title=Jimmy Kimmel Life 10 Best Spoofs and Pranks in the Show's History | publisher=E! Entertainment | date=September 27, 2013 | access-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103401/http://www.eonline.com/news/464205/jimmy-kimmel-live-10-best-spoofs-and-pranks-in-the-show-s-history| url-status=live |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|On January 31, 2008, Kimmel aired a clip of his then girlfriend, comedian [[Sarah Silverman]], singing a song entitled "[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!#"I'm Fucking Ben Affleck"|I'm Fucking Matt Damon]]" in which Damon appeared.<ref name="Kimmel top 10" /><ref name="PeopleSarahMatt">{{cite news|last=Jordan|first=Julie|title=Behind Matt Damon's Raunchy Payback to Jimmy Kimmel|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=February 2, 2008|url=https://people.com/celebrity/behind-matt-damons-raunchy-payback-to-jimmy-kimmel/|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106052730/https://people.com/celebrity/behind-matt-damons-raunchy-payback-to-jimmy-kimmel/|url-status=live}}</ref> Kimmel responded on February 24, 2008, with his music video which said that he was "fucking Ben Affleck". It featured Affleck along with several other actors.<ref name="Kimmel top 10" /> Another encounter, titled "The Handsome Men's Club", featured Kimmel, along with handsome actors and musicians. At the end of the skit, Kimmel had a door slammed in his face by Damon, who said that they had run out of time, followed by a sinister laugh.<ref name="Kimmel top 10" /><ref name="NYTKimmelAffleck">{{cite news|last=Wyatt|first=Edward|title=Late-Night TV Satires Become Online Hits |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 27, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/arts/television/27kimm.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 5, 2009|archive-date=May 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510054615/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/arts/television/27kimm.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin|url-status=live}}</ref>|group="nb"}} On January 24, 2013, Damon took over his show and mentioned the long-standing feud and having been bumped from years of shows. It involved celebrities who were previously involved in the "feud", including Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, and [[Sarah Silverman]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Busis |first=Hillary |date=January 25, 2013 |title=Matt Damon takes over 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/01/25/jimmy-kimmel-live-matt-damon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301235348/https://ew.com/article/2013/01/25/jimmy-kimmel-live-matt-damon/ |archive-date=March 1, 2020 |access-date=March 1, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>