Posted on 09/17/2025 4:01:20 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Walt Disney Co.-owned broadcaster ABC said it is pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” indefinitely following backlash over the host’s remarks about slain right wing activist Charlie Kirk.
The move comes after station owner Nexstar Media Group said it is pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” from its ABC affiliate stations as a result of the comments.
The Irving, Texas-based Nexstar announced Wednesday that Kimmel will be off their stations for the foreseeable future.
“Nexstar 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,” a company representative said in a statement.
Kimmel said during a monologue on his Monday program that Tyler Robinson, the Utah man accused in the shooting death of Kirk, might have been a pro-Trump Republican. He said MAGA supporters are “are 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.”
Kimmel then mocked President Trump for talking about the construction of a new White House ballroom after being asked how he was reacting to the murder of his close ally.
“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,” said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division.
Alford said continuing to give Kimmel a broadcast platform “is simply not in the public interest at this current time.”
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Gone. Make a joke. Say something funny, Jimmy.
Not good enough! Take away ABC license!
Absolute proof that Free Speech still works as intended
Hey Jimmy....
who’s laughing now?
WE ARE!!!!!
kinda liking the reverse cancel culture...
You mean there really are consequences for bad behavior? Chalk one up for the community!
Too bad...anyway.
This is the first time Kimmel made me laugh.
Are the Times’ editors asleep at the wheel?
"Adios, Mofo!"
Talentless jerk finally gets his reward
<< following backlash over the host’s remarks about slain right wing activist Charlie Kirk. >>
No, the backlash was over Kimmel’s remarks (lies) about the political sympathies of Kirk’s murderer. But the propagandists at the LAT know that.
ABC is a disgrace.
It took a direct threat from the FCC for ABC to finally take action. They needed to do it BEFORE the FCC statement. Head should roll at that network. Long time coming.
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