Jimmy Kimmel says that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck offered to pitch in and help cover his Jimmy Kimmel Live staff's salaries during the ongoing Hollywood strikes. Kimmel joined forces with Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and John Oliver to launch the Strike Force Five podcast on Spotify earlier this week, with the proceeds set to benefit their respective out-of-work staffers as the Writer's Guild of America strike -- which began in May -- continues. In its debut episode, Kimmel reveals his real-life friends' generosity. "Ben Affleck and the despicable Matt Damon contacted me and offered to pay our staff," Kimmel revealed. Kimmel said Affleck and Damon wanted to pay out of their own pockets, suggesting they could each cover one week's worth of his employees' salaries. Kimmel said he turned down the offer, saying, "I felt that that was not their responsibility." Ryan Reynolds also apparently proposed to chip in and support Kimmel's staff, offering them free Mint Mobile service for a year. Mint Mobile serves as one of the podcast's sponsors.
