US EditionSuspension Of Jimmy Kimmel TV Show Blasted By Bergen County Congressman Who Worked For FCC
FCC Chair Brendan Carr has initiated investigations into major broadcast networks and public media, targeting alleged liberal bias and enforcing broadcaster obligations, with ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel's show.
- The head of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, publicly urged ABC to halt Jimmy Kimmel's late-night program in September 2025 following Kimmel’s contentious comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
- Carr's intervention followed a broader Trump administration campaign aiming to influence media narratives and curb speech it viewed as harmful, raising constitutional questions under the First Amendment.
- Carr described Kimmel's remarks as "truly sick" and emphasized that television stations holding FCC licenses carry a special responsibility to act in the public interest, cautioning that companies should address the issue voluntarily or face stricter enforcement by the FCC.
- Legal precedent from the Supreme Court’s 9-0 National Rifle Association v. Vullo ruling forbids government officials from coercing private parties to suppress speech, but disputes exist about whether FCC pressure crosses this line.
- Kimmel's suspension illustrates escalating tensions over free speech enforcement by regulators, suggesting heightened FCC involvement could intensify political pressures on media under ongoing administration policies.
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The debate continues over Disney’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr suggested that ABC affiliates should pull Kimmel’s show or face action from his agency. But Carr rejected accusations that he was punishing free speech. There is also pushback coming from within the FCC itself. William Brangham discussed the latest with Commissioner Anna Gomez.
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Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner calls the FCC’s threats ‘out-of-control intimidation’
Michael Eisner, Disney's former CEO who ran the company for 21 years and oversaw its acquisition of ABC in 1995, does not think his successor, Bob Iger, made the right decision in moving to put Jimmy Kimmel Live! on indefinite pause following threats from Trump-appointed FCC chairman Brendan Carr. In a post to X about the Kimmel situation, Eisner - who once opted to suppress the theatrical release of Martin Scorsese's Kundun in response to press…
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