Disney’s ABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ after FCC chair criticizes the host’s Charlie Kirk comments
ABC de Disney said on Wednesday that he had pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Out of the air “indefinitely” after the comments of the late evening host on Monday on the motivations of the man who, according to the authorities, say that the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist.
During his monologue on Monday evening, Kimmel criticized the Republicans for the way they responded to the kirk murder.
“Gang Maga [is] Desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as something other than one of them and do everything they can to score political points, “said Kimmel.
Kimmel’s representative did not immediately respond to a request for comments on ABC’s decision.
Robinson is accused of having inevitably pulled Kirk during an event at the University of Utah Valley. Kirk was co-founder of the eminent organization of Conservative Turning Point USA activists and a high-level ally of President Donald Trump.
Following the murder, some on the left had sought to qualify Robinson a member of the far right. Robinson’s text messages published on Tuesday by the authorities said he had targeted Kirk because Robinson “had enough of his hatred.”
Trump praised the news of Kimmel’s suspension, publishing on Truth Social, in part: “Congratulations to ABC for having finally had the courage to do what should be done.”
ABC’s decision comes a few hours after the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr threatened to “take action” against Disney and ABC for Kimmel’s remarks.
In an interview with the conservative commentator Benny Johnson, Carr described Kimmel’s remarks as “the most sick driving”.
The member of the FCC, Anna Gomez, named Biden and solitary democrat of the panel, has strongly criticized Carr on X, saying: “This administration is increasingly using the weight of government power to remove lawful expression.”
Following Carr’s comments, Nexstar Media Group Inc. announced that the ABC affiliates of the company would preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” In the foreseeable future, starting with the show on Wednesday evening. Nexstar has more than 200 stations in the United States and awaits FCC approval for an acquisition of $ 6.2 billion from Tegna.
Carr thanked Nexstar on X “for doing the right thing”.
“Local broadcasters have the obligation to serve the public interest,” he wrote. “Although this may be an unprecedented decision, it is important for radibners to repel Disney programming that they determine are not community values.”
Asked comment, an FCC spokesperson returned NBC News to Carr tweet.
The American television landscape at the end of the evening is besieged in the middle of the dimensions and other sagged pressures. Two months ago, CBS announced that it was constantly ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”, saying that this decision was “a financial decision purely against a difficult backdrop at the end of the evening”. Many fans of Colbert suggested that he was punished for his long history of criticizing Trump.
Some on the right called for people who spoke against Kirk after his murder to deal with consequences. Since Kirk was killed, airline institutions in schools quickly moved to discipline employees accused of celebrating or making fun of his death.
Steve Bannon, a right -wing expert and former Trump advisor, called for mass arrests and a repression against universities, while the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ordered staff members to identify and discipline members of the service who laughed or hid Kirk, said two defense officials at NBC News.
But Kimmel’s withdrawal is by far the deepest movement to date, even if some on the right have criticized the idea of repressing people who spoke against Kirk.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” made his debut in 2003 and Kimmel has since cemented in the end of the evening space, becoming one of the most prominent actors on television, organizing the Oscars and the Emmy Awards.
He also emerged as an ardent critic of Trump, with Trump sometimes biting.
Trump, who in recent years has increased pressure on major media organizations with a series of prosecution, continued ABC, ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation on an interview with representative Nancy Mace, Rs.c. ABC has set the proceedings for $ 15 million.
Emilie Dorn,, Mirna Alsharif And Jason Abbruzze contributed.
