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FCC’s Carr says Jimmy Kimmel appeared to ‘mislead’ public on Charlie Kirk killing
- ABC and Nexstar suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely in September 2025 following Kimmel’s misleading comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
- The suspension resulted from pressure by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who criticized Kimmel’s claim that the killer identified with the Right despite evidence suggesting left-wing views.
- Carr expressed approval of Nexstar and Sinclair’s decisions not to air the show, threatened regulatory action against ABC affiliates, and said, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
- House Democrats called for Carr’s resignation, accusing him of abusing power to bully ABC, while free speech groups and former President Obama raised alarms about threats to First Amendment freedoms.
- The event highlights a tense media environment where regulatory threats intersect with political pressure, raising questions about censorship and broadcaster vulnerability amid pending business before the FCC.
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Jimmy Kimmel and ABC reportedly fail to agree on deal to bring back late-night show
Kimmel has not spoken publicly since being pulled off the air.
·Detroit, United States
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As expected, the "late night" programs of U.S. television devoted a lot of attention to the cancellation of one of them, Jimmy Kimmel's, amid the pressures of the Trump administration against his network, ABC, and the company of which he is a subsidiary, Disney. As expected, much of Kimmel's competitors' reaction was humorous and ironic and focused on the attacks on freedom of expression launched by U.S. President Donald Trump. Several of them d…
·Spain
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