...the decision to fire Kimmel...
NOPE. As you noted he was merely fired. All he has to do now is find a platform which will allow him to say whatever he desires.
He could go out on the street with a sandwich board if he wanted to. 
Posted on 09/22/2025 6:00:02 AM PDT by Heartlander
His employer made a business decision.
The good news: Kimmel is so bad at reading the room that he is going to start his own show on another network. Let’s see what he says when it cannot financially sustain itself. Any bets on who he will blame it on?
Reruns of Family Fued put in his time slot have higher ratings than Jimmy Kimmel had.
No other discussion needed.
The End.
Was Jimmy Kimmel Censored? No. They got rid of a show that was losing millions and alienating two-thirds of the population and were able to blame it on Charlie Kirk and the MAGA crowd.
Only the government can censor, like when Biden threatened social media giants not to allow posts about Hunter’s laptop, among other things.
I think Pat Boone summed it up pretty well:
Pat Boone Just Said What Everyone Is Thinking About Jimmy Kimmel
He explained that “There is a responsibility that comes with it and consequences from its misuse, and that’s why it’s so precious.”
Boone concluded, “So shout, shout on. Speak your views publicly in the streets without fear. But don’t expect to be paid millions when you bite the hand that feeds you.”
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Kimmel was merely suspended.
In effect, he was made to stand in the corner and wear a dunce cap.
The probability is that after it blows over he will be back on the air refurbished and smiling at being paid while not having to work.
> Was Jimmy Kimmel Censored? <
I suppose it depends on your definition of “censored”. But, yeah. I suppose he was.
And there is NOTHING wrong with that. The 1A guarantees freedom of speech. But only against a government that attempts to limit that speech. There is no such guarantee when the government not involved.
Kimmel supporters who disagree should try this little experiment: Get a job at a Ford dealership. Then tell everyone you meet how bad Ford trucks are. See how quickly you get “censored”.
Also see how everyone (including the police) will ignore you when you claim “freedom of speech”.
Yes, by the tens of millions of people who did not watch his lousy show. He wasn’t entertaining. He only got 0.17 share and that is below just about any channel on cable, even HSN.
You can’t slander people. Kimmel did.
No, but Trump’s FCC Chairman should have stood up to Trump (easier said than done) and loudly stayed out of this. Kimmel had a right to be wrong, and the FCC was never inted to be a court for hearing libel issues under NY Times v. Sullivan. While the FCC didn’t try to issue any orders against Kimmel, it gave the Democrats an opportunity to cry censorship.
Once again the media and the parasites who follow scream speech infringement because they know nothing about business. Luckily for jimmy it didnt get to the point where his supporters turned on him for black face carl malone
Absolutely- by his employer, Disney.
Jimmy Kimmel can buy more speech for one year’s salary than 99.5% of Freepers can in a lifetime. If he wants to be heard, he can be. He just won’t be paid for it.
Unless it is the government, or a classified public utility, we have the right to censorship, which lends to individual strength.
...the decision to fire Kimmel...
NOPE. As you noted he was merely fired. All he has to do now is find a platform which will allow him to say whatever he desires.
He could go out on the street with a sandwich board if he wanted to.
Was he "fired" or put on leave? Some are saying he is negotiating to get back on ABC.
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