On a charged January 2026 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the late-night host transformed his monologue into an impassioned courtroom-style demand. Amid ongoing scrutiny over unsealed Jeffrey Epstein documents and Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice (released October 2025), Kimmel zeroed in on Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The moment erupted when Kimmel referenced reports — including congressional letters from October 2025 — accusing Bondi of refusing to engage with Giuffre’s detailed allegations or fully release remaining Epstein files. With the studio lights harsh and the audience hushed, Kimmel raised his voice: “If you haven’t even cracked open one page of Virginia Giuffre’s book — her final words, her truth — then you have no business claiming authority on justice. Read the damn book, or forfeit any claim to respect!”
The outburst drew gasps, then thunderous applause from the crowd. Kimmel, visibly emotional, recounted how Giuffre — trafficked as a teenager by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell starting in 2000 — detailed grooming at Mar-a-Lago, flights on the “Lolita Express,” and abuse by powerful figures, including her settled 2022 case against Prince Andrew. Her memoir, raw and unflinching, exposes systemic protection of the elite, ending with her tragic suicide in April 2025 at age 41.
Critics called it grandstanding; supporters hailed it as overdue accountability. The clip went viral overnight, sparking #ReadTheBookPam trends echoing earlier calls from figures like Stephen Colbert. Bondi has not publicly responded, but the exchange underscored a broader frustration: as new documents surface and survivors’ voices persist, why do key officials seem unwilling to confront the full record?
Kimmel’s demand wasn’t comedy — it was a plea for moral clarity in an era of selective silence. Giuffre’s legacy, preserved in her words, continues to challenge those in power: ignorance is no longer an excuse.
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