Jimmy Kimmel-Charlie Kirk Controversy LIVE: Sinclair stations to fill Kimmel’s time slot with tribute to Kirk
Jimmy Kimmel fired LIVE Updates: US President hailed ABC's decision to cancel “Jimmy Kimmel Live” show and also called on NBC to fire Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers.
Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off the air. The decision was made after comments by the late-night show's host about the assassination of Charlie Kirk triggered a threat by the head of the top US communications regulator against Disney.
What exactly did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk?
President Donald Trump celebrated the news in a social media post. "Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump also called on NBC to fire Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, the hosts of late-night comedy shows on the network who often make jokes at Trump's expense.
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Jimmy Kimmel-Charlie Kirk Controversy LIVE: Sinclair’s ABC stations to fill Jimmy Kimmel’s time slot with tribute to Charlie Kirk
“Sinclair’s ABC stations will air a special in remembrance of Charlie Kirk this Friday, during the Jimmy Kimmel Live! timeslot. The special will also air across all Sinclair stations this weekend. In addition, Sinclair is offering the special to all ABC affiliates across the country,” the Sinclair Broadcast Group said
Jimmy Kimmel-Charlie Kirk Controversy LIVE: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr calls Kimmel's comments ‘truly sick’
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called Kimmel's comments “truly sick” and said his agency has a strong case for holding Kimmel, ABC and network parent Walt Disney Co. accountable for spreading misinformation. He said the comic appeared to be making an intentional effort to mislead the public that Kirk's assassin was a right-wing Trump supporter.
Jimmy Kimmel-Charlie Kirk Controversy LIVE: ‘Trump trying to shut down any show that’ speaks out against him
Tommy Williams, a longshoreman from Florida, told AFP the move felt un-American. "Any show that's on TV that speaks out against Donald Trump, he's trying to shut down," the 51-year-old said. "We're losing our freedom of speech. This is something that happens in Russia and North Korea and China, state-run TVs stuff."
Jimmy Kimmel-Charlie Kirk Controversy LIVE: Here's what Jimmy said about Charlie Kirk's killing that got him fired
Jimmy Kimmel, who has been a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, accused Republicans of using Kirk’s death to criticise their opponents.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them,” Kimmel said in his Sept. 15 monologue.
Jimmy Kimmel-Charlie Kirk Controversy LIVE: ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely. Here's why
Nexstar Media Group Inc, owner of ABC TV affiliates, said it would pull the show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ indefinitely from its stations following remarks Kimmel made about Trump ally Charlie Kirk's killing – that were “offensive and insensitive.”
Andrew Alford, the president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, was quoted as saying, “Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located.” Read full report here