United Kingdom, Aug. 19 -- Matt Damon almost choked to death at Jimmy Kimmel's house.

The late night talk show host has recalled a night the 54-year-old Hollywood star came over for dinner and got some pork "stuck in his throat for about an hour and a half".

Speaking to Variety, Jimmy, 57, recalled: "Matt Damon was over at my house one night for dinner.

"I made pork ribs. He came late, was very hungry, and started eating fast. He started choking on a pork rib.

"It was stuck in his throat for about an hour and a half."

The TV star joked he was worried about a prison sentence if Matt ended up dying at his home.

He added: "His brother was there. I said, 'We have got to get him to the hospital,' because if he dies in my house, I'm going...