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Comedians, Celebrities and Writers React to Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension: ‘What Is Happening to Our Country?’

ABC, Disney, Nexstar, and Sinclair suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live following a controversial joke linking Charlie Kirk's assassination to the 'MAGA gang', sparking corporate backlash.

  • On Wednesday, ABC, Disney, Nexstar, and Sinclair removed Jimmy Kimmel Live from their stations, pulling Jimmy Kimmel off ABC indefinitely and ending his hosting role.
  • Within 48 hours of Kimmel's monologue blaming the 'MAGA crowd' for Charlie Kirk's killing, right-wing outrage surged and Trump praised the move, prompting critics to call it censorship.
  • Industry groups and commentators noted that while Nexstar strongly objected to Jimmy Kimmel's remarks and planned to replace his show, many decried the suspension as state censorship, though Kimmel retains his digital platforms.
  • Industry observers noted former KIRO Newsradio host Dave Ross warned the suspension may heighten media professionals' anxiety, while David Letterman criticized companies for yielding to political pressure, linking it to Stephen Colbert's earlier cancellation.
  • The episode follows past network decisions such as ABC and Disney removing on-air figures like Roseanne Barr and Gina Carano, leaving Jimmy Kimmel's long tenure uncertain.
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Demonstrators gather at Walt Disney Studios to protest Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension

Hundreds of protestors gathered Thursday outside Disney’s studios in California in support of Jimmy Kimmel.

·Honolulu, United States
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Disney, ABC face boycott calls after Jimmy Kimmel suspended

·Washington, United States
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David Letterman Calls Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension ‘Misery’

David Letterman fears for where Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘ridiculous’ suspension by ABC might lead. “We see where this is all going, correct?”

·United States
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Disbelief and Anger at Protest Against Disney and ABC for Suspending Jimmy Kimmel: “They Have to Take a Stand”

Entertainment workers expressed fear, anger and disbelief as they took to the streets outside Disney to protest the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

·Los Angeles, United States
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Wichita comedians spark free speech concerns after Jimmy Kimmel pulled off-air by ABC

KAKE sat down with some local comedians, as well as a political scientist, to hear their perspective.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension just latest example of Disney yanking celebrities off the air — joining ranks of Roseanne, Gina Carano

Jimmy Kimmel's tenure as a late-night host on ABC is hanging by a thread after a 22-year run at the Disney-owned network, but the involuntary hiatus isn't the first time the House of Mouse unceremoniously pulled the plug on a star for saying something it didn't like.

·New York, United States
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La Presse broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
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