Jimmy Kimmel Pokes at Ted Cruz for ‘space Pirates' — Latest Friction Between Hollywood and Texas' Senators

WASHINGTON -- Texas' senators have a Hollywood problem.A month ago, Sen. John Cornyn picked a fight with Patton Oswalt, highlighting some of the comedian's more vulgar quips after he endorsed Democratic rival MJ Hegar.Sen. Ted Cruz is fighting a two-front war with Hollywood.He and actor Jim Carrey have exchanged flaming tweets the past few days, after Carrey posted a cartoon that vilified Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, who had just signed a strict ban on abortion. Carrey depicted her as a doomed fetus, mid-abortion. When Cruz called him out for incivility, he compared the senator to Joe McCarthy.On Tuesday night, Cruz's feud with late night host Jimmy Kimmel reached a new chapter when Kimmel joined the chorus of mockery Cruz has endured for warning last week of the potential for "space pirates."  Continue reading...