Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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From September 17 through September 22, 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, suspended production of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, following criticism from conservatives and public pressure from Trump administration officials over Jimmy Kimmel's commentary on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In his opening monologue, Kimmel had said that "[w]e hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it." At the time, the FBI had not mentioned the shooter Tyler Robinson's "background, political leanings or a possible motive, saying the investigation was ongoing", and his mother had told prosecutors that he had shifted toward the political left and had become "more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented". The network's suspension of Kimmel...

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