Kimmel responds to Roy Moore’s invitation: OK, ‘but I’m leaving my daughters at home’

by Brett Samuels - 11/30/17 6:13 PM ET

Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday offered to criticize GOP Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore on his home turf but quipped that he would be “leaving my daughters at home.”

OK Roy, but I’m leaving my daughters at home! P.S. – wear that cute little leather vest https://t.co/scweglm2Fg

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) November 30, 2017

Several women have accused Moore of sexual misconduct, with multiple women alleging he pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s.

{mosads}Moore has denied allegations of sexual misconduct but acknowledged he may have dated teenagers in the 1970s. He has charged that the storm of allegations, mostly published in national news outlets just a few weeks ahead of the special election, are a conspiracy to steal the election from Alabama voters.

Moore invited Kimmel on Thursday to “come down here to Alabama” if he wanted to “mock our Christian values” following an incident at a speech by Moore the night before.

Kimmel responded, telling him to “let me know when you get some Christian values and I’ll be there!”

Comedian Tony Barbieri, who has appeared on Kimmel’s show, had disrupted an event on Wednesday where Moore was speaking.

.@jimmykimmel If you want to mock our Christian values, come down here to Alabama and do it man to man. #ALSen https://t.co/E7oQB9D83P

— Judge Roy Moore (@MooreSenate) November 30, 2017

Sounds great Roy – let me know when you get some Christian values and I’ll be there!

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) November 30, 2017

On Wednesday, while discussing the allegations against him, Moore told the crowd that he believes he angered certain people while serving as district attorney several decades ago, which has created a conspiracy against him.

A protester interrupted Moore, asking, “The entire town? Are all the girls lying?” AL.com reported.

Barbieri, who has appeared at previous political events as the character Jake Byrd for “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” then stood up and told the crowd that Moore is a “man’s man,” asking, “Does that look like the face of a molester?”

Barbieri was later asked to leave the event.

Moore often wears leather vests and cowboy hats, and rode a horse to vote in the Alabama primary election.

Tags Jimmy Kimmel Roy Moore