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ABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ off air ‘indefintely’ over Charlie Kirk comments
- ABC has suspended 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' indefinitely due to backlash over host Jimmy Kimmel's comments about slain activist Charlie Kirk.
- Nexstar Media Group announced it would remove Kimmel’s show from its ABC affiliates, calling Kimmel's remarks 'offensive and insensitive.'
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened action against ABC, stating that action was necessary following the backlash.
- President Donald Trump praised ABC's decision to suspend Kimmel's show, asserting that it was a necessary action.
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Jimmy Kimmel show taken off air after Charlie Kirk comments
US television network ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing.The veteran late-night comic had made several comments about the reaction to Kirk’s assassination on his show Monday and Tuesday nights, including that “many in Maga land are working very hard to capitalise on the murder of Charlie Kirk.”ABC, which has aired late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003, mov…
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The presenter joked about the MAGA movement's reaction after knowing the identity of the Trump activist's killer
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