Jimmy Kimmel confronted intense criticism over his remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer throughout an episode of his late-night present.
Disney’s ABC stated it’s pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely”. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
The 57-year-old acquired extreme backlash on social media after he urged Kirk’s suspected shooter was aligned with the ‘MAGA gang’ throughout a latest episode of his late-night present. Conservative activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot and killed whereas attending an occasion in Utah.
What did the community say?
″‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ will likely be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesman instructed CNN.
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Nexstar, which owns or operates 24 ABC-affiliated stations, stated it “strongly objects to latest feedback made by Mr. Kimmel regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk and can change the present with different programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”
“Mr. Kimmel’s feedback in regards to the demise of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a vital time in our nationwide political discourse, and we don’t consider they mirror the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the native communities wherein we’re positioned,” President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, Andrew Alford, instructed CNBC.
“Continuing to offer Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform within the communities we serve is just not within the public curiosity on the present time, and we’ve got made the troublesome choice to preempt his present in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we transfer towards the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue,” Alford added.
X consumer reminded of Stephen Colbert’s present:
The information left the web divided. While many supported ABC’s choice, others weren’t completely happy.
An particular person posted, “First Stephen Colbert and now Jimmy Kimmel…on a roll I’d say… do you suppose The View is gone quickly… ABC, you’re on a roll, do not cease now!”
The X consumer referenced the host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, whose present was cancelled after 10 seasons. It will finish in May 2026 after airing for 33 years on the CBS tv community.
Why was The Late Show with Stephen Colbert cancelled?
The transfer “is only a monetary choice in opposition to a difficult backdrop in late evening [television],” CBS instructed BBC, including that it “isn’t associated in any technique to the present’s efficiency, content material or different issues.”
“I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners,” Colbert instructed BBC in an earlier interview, including, “And of course, I’m grateful to you, the audience, who have joined us every night in here, out there, all around the world.”
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Reactions to Jimmy Kimmel’s information:
Another added, “I did not know he was nonetheless on the air, it appears he lastly gave them an excuse to fireside him and cease losing cash on a present nobody watches. Good for them.”
A 3rd expressed, “Too smug to confess he was 100% incorrect.” A fourth wrote, “So Jimmy will get yanked for phrases, however politicians can say wild stuff each day with no industrial break timeout.”
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