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Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments

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Shortly after ABC announced Kimmel had been suspended, Trump said it was "great news for America"

Nardine Saad, Los Angeles

ABC has pulled late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off air indefinitely over comments he made about the shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely," a spokesperson for the Disney-owned network said in a statement. Kimmel did not comment to the BBC as he emerged shortly afterwards from the television studio in Los Angeles.

Earlier this week, Kimmel said during his show that the "Maga gang" was trying to score political points off Kirk's killing.

On Tuesday, a 22-year-old suspect appeared in court charged with aggravated murder over last Wednesday's shooting of the 31-year-old conservative activist.

Kimmel said in his Monday night monologue: "The Maga Gang desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it."

The late-night host also criticised flags being flown at half mast in honour of Kirk, and mocked the president's reaction to the shooting.

"This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish," said Kimmel, who has often mocked Trump.

On the day Kirk was shot, Kimmel took to Instagram to condemn the attack and send "love" to the conservative activist's family.

Authorities have not specified a motive in Kirk's fatal shooting on 10 September.

According to charging documents, the suspect's mother "explained that over the last year or so, he had become political and started to lean more to the left – becoming more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented".

The suspect, Tyler Robinson, was not registered to any political party and did not vote in the 2022 or 2024 elections, according to authorities.

Shortly after ABC announced Kimmel had been suspended, Trump said it was "great news for America".

"The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done," the president wrote in a social media post.

Trump also criticised two other late-night hosts, Jimmy Fallon and and Seth Myers, whom he described as "two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible".

The president has previously traded barbs with Kimmel. Last year, the ABC star - who has hosted four Academy Awards ceremonies - read aloud Trump's scathing review of his performance while on stage in the middle of presenting the Oscars.

Kimmel's monologue on Monday provoked criticism, including from the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, who said on a right-wing podcast on Wednesday that the host had shown "the sickest conduct possible" as he urged Disney to take action.

"[Broadcasters] have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest," said Carr, who was appointed by Trump to lead the US communications regulator.

"Look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or, you know, there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead," Carr told The Benny Show.

He noted that an apology from Kimmel would be a "very reasonable, minimal step".

But Anna Gomez, the only Democratic member of the FCC, criticised Carr's remarks.

She posted on X that "an inexcusable act of political violence by one disturbed individual must never be exploited as justification for broader censorship or control".

She also accused the Trump administration of "increasingly using the weight of government power to suppress lawful expression, not because it glorifies violence or breaks the law, but because it challenges those in power or reflects views they oppose".

The ABC announcement came just after one of the biggest owners of TV stations in the US, Nexstar Media, said it would not air Jimmy Kimmel Live! "for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight's show".

Nexstar said the comedian's remarks about Kirk were "offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse".

"[We] do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located," said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar's broadcasting division.

"Continuing to give Mr Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to pre-empt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue."

Carr thanked Nexstar "for doing the right thing" and said he hoped other broadcasters would follow its lead. Nexstar is currently seeking FCC approval for its planned $6.2bn merger with Tegna.

Sinclair, the largest ABC affiliate group in the US, followed suit. It said it would air a special remembrance programme dedicated to Kirk this Friday during the original time slot for Kimmel's show.

A person familiar with Kimmel's situation told CNBC that the host had not been fired, adding that bosses at the network intended to speak to the comedian about what he should say when he goes back on air.

Kimmel is the latest late-night host to see his long-running programme run into issues as more viewers turn to streaming over traditional network viewing.

In July, rival network CBS announced it would end The Late Show With Stephen Colbert next year after 11 seasons.

Network executives said the move was "not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount".

However, Colbert tore into the network and its parent company over the decision.

He accused CBS of leaking financial figures to the press, and alluded to a $16m (£13.5m) settlement with Trump after he sued the network over an interview its 60 Minutes programme did last year with former Vice-President Kamala Harris.

That payout came several months after the Disney-owned ABC agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor George Stephanopoulos falsely and repeatedly said during an interview that the president had been found "liable for rape".

A jury in a civil case had determined Trump was liable for "sexual abuse", which has a specific definition under New York law.

After he was taken off air, Kimmel left the studio on Hollywood Boulevard wearing a flannel shirt and cap and rode away in a car without comment.

Fans of the show, who had been queuing up to join the live audience, expressed disappointment about the cancellation.

Janna Blackwell, who was on holiday from Virginia, told the BBC: "You know, this is getting ridiculous and stupid.

"Freedom of speech. he shared his opinion and is beign cancelled. To me that is bizare."

A small protest was also held outside the studio with a sign saying "Trump must go now".

With additional reporting from Regan Morris in Los Angeles.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c203n52x1y9o

BACKGROUND

Donald Trump predicted this a few weeks ago. He and Jimmy Kimmel have had a personal feud for years. It was announced a few weeks ago that Stephen Colbert's show was being cancelled and Donald Trump said that it was great news and that Jimmy Kimmel would be next.

My post from July 24th.

naptu2:
Explanation.

1) As you know President Donald Trump has been engaged in a war with comedians. The war began near the end of his first term.

Many American late night talk shows are hosted by comedians. It has been the case for centuries that comedians always make fun of politicians. In recent times politicians have learnt to ignore comedians.

But not Donald Trump.

Trump has been in a war of words with virtually every comedian in the past 8 years! Some people ask if he doesn't have anything better to do. He'll insult them one night, they'll make fun of him the next night and he'll insult them again that night.

2) CBS has a very popular news magazine programme called 60 Minutes. The show has been on for decades. You might remember that they did an expose on corruption in Nigeria in the 1990s (during the Abacha era) and again in the 2000s (during the Obasanjo era). They used hidden cameras to expose officials that were soliciting bribes.

Anyway, 60 Minutes interviewed Kamala Harris during the last election campaign. They asked her a particular question during the interview and she gave a long answer. CBS used part of the answer in its advert for the programme and then used the other part on the actual show. In other words, the part that was used in the advert was not used in the actual show.

Donald Trump claimed that the part that was used in the advert was bad and that's why CBS cut it from the actual show. He claimed that they cut it in order to make Kamala Harris look good. He claimed that it was electoral interference and that they wanted to unfairly help Kamala Harris. Therefore he sued CBS.

3) CBS is owned by Paramount. The lawsuit has been on for a while, but Paramount are on the verge of a very important merger with Skydance. The lawsuit is a distraction and problem for them, so they decided to make the problem go away by paying Donald Trump in order to settle the lawsuit. They paid Trump $16 million.

4) At almost the same time that they settled the lawsuit, CBS announced that they were cancelling The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. They say that the show will end next year (after airing for 33 years).

Many people believe that the cancellation was part of the settlement with Donald Trump, but CBS say that it was because of money. They say that the show is not making as much money as it used to and that they have to reorganise their spending because of the merger.

Stephen Colbert has often made fun of Donald Trump and Trump has been celebrating the "sacking" of Colbert. He has made a lot of posts about it on social media.

So these are the 3 videos that I need to watch tonight.

1) Stephen Colbert's response to Trump's posts.

2) Jon Stewart's response to everything. Jon has been one of my favourite talk show hosts since the 2000s. Stephen Colbert is like his protege. Stephen started out writing for Jon decades ago.

3) Jimmy Kimmel's response to everything.

Stephen Colbert makes fun of Trump, but he doesn't go overboard. He is more credible because people know that he will praise Trump if Trump deserves it and they know that he's simply saying the truth.

However, the beef between Trump and Jimmy Kimmel is personal. He is the person that Trump usually mentions by name and Trump has even brought Jimmy's wife into the beef. Jimmy does not hold back and he has completely attacked, insulted and made fun of Trump.

I can't wait to hear what Jimmy has to say about everything.

My post from July 25th.

naptu2:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

And now Kimmel.

The war between Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel has been epic and personal. Jimmy Kimmel has been the comedian that has been able to annoy Trump the most. There was a time during his campaign that Donald Trump mentioned Jimmy Kimmel every single day.

Kimmel is on holiday, but that did not prevent him from getting involved.

Donald Trump posted (on his Truth Social website) that he heard that Jimmy Kimmel might be the next person to be fired. He said that these comedians have no talent and that they are not funny. He wondered why the networks paid them millions of dollars to destroy television.

Jimmy responded (on Instagram) that he heard that Trump might be the next to go, or maybe it's just another well kept secret (he's obviously referring to the Epstein issue).

(See screenshots of the posts below).

There's a guest host on the show while Jimmy is on holiday and this was her reaction.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDBpTBPsxmQ?si=Bfr9YerhL7i5p6qf

My post from November 8th, 2024.

naptu2:
Aha! Donald Trump's best friend!

⬆️ That's sarcasm.

Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel have been exchanging insults for the past few months . . .

Past few months? This has actually been going on for years, but it got worse in the past few months.

Donald Trump would have a rally and in the middle of the rally, instead of talking about serious issues like policy, he would start insulting the comedian (saying that his show was terrible, he should be cancelled, etc), then the next day Jimmy Kimmel would say that Trump was obsessed with him, then he would insult Trump (insinuating that Trump was mad, etc).

On one occasion Trump actually mentioned Jimmy's wife (I think he said that he pities her, or something like that) and then Jimmy's wife appeared in the openning segment of the next episode of his show.

So how would Jimmy react to Trump's victory?

This is the opening of the first edition of his show after Trump won the election.

( It begins with Jimmy planning to leave the US).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JxELubSgJg?si=kBYn9Meawve4bjuK

naptu2:
Historical background.

Donald Trump vs Jimmy Kimmel.


1) Donald Trump says that Jimmy Kimmel is one of the dumbest human beings ever. He said that Jimmy hosted the Academy Awards and just before the best picture award, Jimmy read his (Trump's) tweet in which Trump said that Jimmy was the worst host ever. He said that Jimmy's wife and manager were begging him not to embarrass himself.

Jimmy said that a famous scientist dedicated her life to studying chimpanzees and over time she began interacting with them. He said that he feels like the scientist because he has been observing Trump and Trump is now interacting with him (no offense to chimpanzees). Jimmy's wife appears on the show to support him.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOIPRfadAP8?si=8XFdJsqPfLrJZ7sn


2) Trump goes on a podcast and says that Jimmy Kimmel is a loser. He said that another comedian/talk show host is greater than Jimmy. The funny thing is that nobody, not even the hosts of the podcast know who the other comedian is. Trump said that he did Jimmy Kimmel a lot (of course Jimmy joked about that. He said that Trump was confusing him with Stormy Daniels (the porn star that accused Trump of raping her). He said that they've been on air for over 22 years and Trump has only appeared on his show 3 times).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpbKWFehKyE?si=WFtPcy9Iq1k2v6XQ

More on Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel.

don't bite more than you can chew. Accountability culture is all I see....

Freedom of speech indeed.

What a country America is.

Gone at the days when national TV can't support any political parties, these days news casters cry on TV when their party losses election even here in Nigeria.

America has gone to the dogs.

I don’t know why people are still shocked by Trump’s presidency and actions. It was worse than this in his first term.

I never liked that talkshow
Always looking like a cult
Jimmy sorry I
Trump don off your mic.

Fascism is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived interest of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

Nexstar is currently seeking FCC approval for its planned $6.2bn merger with Tegna.

ABC jejele.. ate the humble pie.

So Tinubu fit take Rufai off air be that abi wetin America don turn to?

Nigeria needs to teach USA what is called free speech.

that baba trump is a racist 🙄 🤡 clown.Jimmy should thank his destiny that he's a true son of the soil.If not,E for don send am go Uganda to go REST

I hope Jagaban follow the footsteps of America soon.

LegendHero:
So Tinubu fit take Rufai off air be that abi wetin America don turn to?

Nigeria needs to teach USA what is called free speech.

Above all, politicizing that guy's murder doesn't make any sense unless he himself belongs to the LGBTQ community.

We read the chats between the killer and his boyirlfriend, he said he did it because he hated him for going against LGBTQ lifestyle.

If na Nigeria now


Obidense go wan die say no freedom of speech

The far left are in for it this time around. Trump is out to decapitated the woke mind virus.

ThorOdinson:
I never liked that talkshow
Always looking like a cult
Jimmy sorry I
Trump don off your mic.

Bloody hypocrite, if na Nigeria this happens now, your lots would call it a zoo

Just imagine this happened in Nigeria?

Imagine Tinubu giving an assassinated APC apologist National Mourning and ordering flags at half mast?

Imagine NBC intimidating Arise TV to suspend Rufai Oseni?

The mobs would have been shouting ontop of their voices... how did we get here? Democracy is under attack... blablablah

LegendHero:
So Tinubu fit take Rufai off air be that abi wetin America don turn to?

Nigeria needs to teach USA what is called free speech.

Is this the same Nigeria where the DSS pursues Omoyele Sowore simply for expressing his views?

Proponents of free speech only care about their own speech

That is the USA under Trump. He wishes he wa Kim Jun Un.
If this guy wasn't white, or his supporter, all these wouldn't have happened.

Trump is Fascist to the core. A big cry baby. Always saying "terrible ratings" to opposition media, while those ones keep winning awards. I have never seen a US President so jobless that he reacts to almost everything. Now, using every means possible to gag opposing views. How the US has fallen.

Can't say I am surprised, when you see the leader of the free world fraternising more with dictators across the world, then you know you are in for rough times. This man will test, dismantle, and push to the limit the democracy US brags about. The damage he will leave behind, it will take dacades to repair. Just wait and see, he will try everything possible to remain in power beyond hos second term.

A man that clearly has no decency. These leftist have lost their minds

Tribalistic nigerians are the ones claiming people are racist. Which is worse? They are the ones selling their family house in Africa to go to white man's land and enjoy his racism

madridguy:
I hope Jagaban follow the footsteps of America soon.

I hope he does in improving the lives of the average person he has destroyed rather than turning the country into a fascist state

Cancel culture getting out of hand.


You can't even say what you really think about a dead racist anymore.


Obidients are lucky that Tinubu is a proper Democrat.
All these ones that rufai will be doing fulenge fulenge on TV while dishing out false rhetorics, dem for don bring down entire arise TV if it was wike.

Facistis leaders like trump and the Republicans can't take a joke.

cococandy:
Fascism is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived interest of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

Right about now, America is so damn finished

Like

No freedom of expression in America again...the media is owned by Trump

People have started to boycott Hulu and Disney.

This would definitely hurt Disney.

naptu2:
My post from November 8th, 2024.





More on Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel.

Trump really has everybody's time. See as he is dragging comedians like your regular social media troll

Ishilove:
Trump really has everybody's time. See as he is dragging comedians like your regular social media troll

because this is his idea of leadership - entertainment rather than actual cerebral work

No matter who he cancels, he can't cancel his name from the Epstein files.