Overview

• The previously untold incident was disclosed by Kimmel in an August 18 Variety interview and widely reported by Entertainment Weekly, Page Six and other outlets.
• He says Matt Damon choked on a pork rib for about 90 minutes during a dinner at Kimmel’s home that included Damon’s brother Kyle.
• After repeated Heimlich attempts failed, Kimmel says he followed online tutorials to feed Damon small pieces of bread that dislodged the rib.
• Damon has not publicly confirmed the account and reporting treats the story as Kimmel’s firsthand anecdote rather than an independently verified event.
• Coverage situates the revelation alongside Damon’s July 30 appearance on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, where he and Ken Jennings won $1 million for Water.org.