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As we beforehand reported, Jimmy Kimmel Stay was pulled from the air this week amid controversy over the comedian’s remarks about Charlie Kirk.
Within the monologue he delivered on Monday’s broadcast, Kimmel addressed Kirk’s homicide in a approach that will have price him his job.
“The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” the host stated, including:
Jimmy Kimmel attends the twenty eighth Annual UCLA Jonsson Most cancers Middle Basis’s “Taste For A Cure” occasion at Beverly Wilshire, A 4 Seasons Resort on Might 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photograph by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Photos for UCLA Jonsson Most cancers Middle Basis)
“In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”
It was a slightly delicate joke directed extra on the response to the capturing than at Kirk himself.
But it surely prompted Nexstar Media, the most important native broadcast firm within the nation, to comment that it “strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”
The transfer was praised by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who tweeted on Wednesday that “it is important for broadcasters to push back on Disney programming that they determine falls short of community values.”
He additionally thanked the company and expressed his “hope that other broadcasters follow Nexstar’s lead.”
As Individuals journal factors out, a number of of Kimmel’s fellow comedians have been fast to come back ahead in his protection:
Jimmy Kimmel attends ‘Crank Yankers’ 2019 Premiere Celebration at Two Bit Circus on September 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Jerod Harris/Getty Photos for Comedy Central)
“Let’s see. He didn’t end the Ukraine war or solve Gaza within his first week. But he did end freedom of speech within his first year. Hey, for those of you who pray, now’s the time to do it. Love you, Jimmy,” Wanda Sykes stated on Instagram.
“I’ve spent a lot of time in public + private defending comedians I don’t agree with,” Mike Birbiglia wrote on the positioning.
“If you’re a comedian + don’t call out the insanity of pulling Kimmel off the air — don’t bother spouting off about free speech anymore.”
“Please, take it from me, it is very important to have Jimmy Kimmel’s back right now. Be vocal. Be an ideological consumer. Money is all their crown cares about,” Kathy Griffin chimed in.
On X (previously Twitter), Ben Stiller wrote merely, “This isn’t right.”
Jimmy Kimmel attends the ABC Walt Disney Tv Upfront on Might 14, 2019 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Photos)
Journalists, politicians chime in
“This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s not even close,” journalist Chris Hayes wrote on X.
“The First Amendment doesn’t exist in America anymore. Period. Fascism is here and it’s chilling,” actress Sophia Bush posted.
Politicians sounded off, with Senator Cory Booker posting a photograph of the textual content of the First Modification and Rep. Jasmine Crockett writing:
“Kimmel hurts MAGA’S feelings by holding a mirror up & so the first amendment is out the window and his show is pulled… who is going to tell them that, that is the definition of being a snowflake… as well as supporting anti-democratic ideals? (Not patriotic at all).”
Kimmel has but to publicly react to ABC’s determination.
We could have additional updates on this creating story as new data turns into out there.
