Rob Ford 'Upset' After He Was Grilled And Ridiculed On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'; 'I Wasn't Elected To Be Perfect' (WATCH)

Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laughed off Jimmy Kimmel's suggestion that he get help for his drinking problem and was reported to be upset about his appearance on the late night TV talk show, the Associated Press reported.

After months of wooing by the talk show host to get Ford to appear as a guest, Ford made an appearance Monday night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in Los Angeles.

After Kimmel introduced him by saying "our first guest tonight has tripped, bumped, danced, argued and smoked his way into our national consciousness," Ford entered the stage by tossing T-shirts to the loud applause of an audience.

According to the AP, Kimmel told Ford that if he's an alcoholic, and drinking enough that he would try crack cocaine in his 40s, "and you don't remember it, maybe that's something that you might want to think about, like talking to somebody."

Ford shot back his head and laughed before saying he "wasn't elected to be perfect."

"I was elected to clean up the mess that I inherited, and that's exactly what I did," Ford said, defending his record as mayor.

Last year, Ford made international headlines when he acknowledged having smoked crack cocaine while in a drunken stupor.

He has resisted pressure to step down and is seeking re-election in October while constantly continuing to draw attention for his erratic behavior.

The audience applauded after Kimmel told Ford that accepting help "is nothing to be ashamed of" and would set a "good example for other people who might be in a similar situation," the AP reported.

When asked again about getting help, Ford said, "Talk is cheap, action speaks louder than words. We'll let the people decide on October 27. I'm just a normal, average, hard-working politician that's real."

"You are not the average politician," Kimmel quipped. "You are the most wonderful mayor I've ever witnessed."

Earlier during the segment, Ford and Kimmel left their seats during the segment to watch a series of videos depicting the mayor of Canada's largest city in a variety of embarrassing scenes, including a cell phone video of Ford ranting about wanting to kill someone. Ford said he didn't know who he was talking about in the video, the AP reported.

"You have no idea?" an incredulous Kimmel asked. "You have that many enemies that you don't know which one this was?"

At one point, Kimmel even dabbed sweat pouring off of Ford's forehead with tissues and asked Ford why he had agreed to come on the show.

"Why are you here? What good could come of this? Have you ever seen the show?" said Kimmel, who had repeatedly skewered Ford on his show.

Doug Ford, the mayor's brother who traveled with the mayor to Los Angeles, later told The Toronto Sun that the mayor "was a little upset" after appearing on the show. The Sun reporter wrote that he heard the mayor say in the background of the phone call that he was "set up," the AP reported.

Doug Ford and a spokesman for the mayor didn't immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

Describing his city as "Hollywood North," Ford had said that his appearance on Kimmel's show was intended to promote Toronto's film industry.

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