1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel says Trump ‘tried his best’ to cancel him, as his show returns to air after suspension

The host’s monologue noted that the suspension of his late night programme had ignited a national debate over free speechJimmy Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday saying Donald Trump “tried his best” to cancel him, but instead forced millions of people to watch his show, hitting back against the corporate suspension that ignited a national debate over free speech and outcry over the bullying tactics of the Trump administration.“It’s been overwhelming” Kimmel said during his first monologue since Disney, which owns ABC, suspended his late-night show from the network last week under pressure from Trump officials over his comments on the shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. “I’ve heard from a lot of people over the last six days, I’ve heard from people all over in the world over the last six days, everyone I have ever met has reached out.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel says silencing comedians is ‘anti American’, as his show returns to air after suspension

The host’s monologue noted that the suspension of his late night programme had ignited a national debate over free speechJimmy Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday night, calling government threats to silence comedians “anti American”, as he broke his silence about the suspension from ABC which ignited a national debate over free speech and outcry over the bullying tactics of the Trump administration.“This show is not important” Kimmel said during his first monologue since Disney, which owns ABC, suspended his late-night show from the network last week under pressure from Trump officials over his comments on the shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. “What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump rages as Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC a week after suspension over Charlie Kirk shooting comments: Live updates

Trump rallied against ABC for allowing Kimmel back on the air, calling the comedian ‘not funny’

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel breaks silence ahead of his show’s return after suspension for Charlie Kirk comments: Live updates

Kimmel shared an Instagram post with his late-night show favorite, Guillermo, and said, ‘We are back full of love’

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel Live returns to ABC after suspension for Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel Live was pulled from the airwaves last week after the host made comments about the death of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk during his monologue

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return TOMORROW after host was canned over Charlie Kirk comments

Disney announced the surprising news on Monday afternoon.

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel Live to return to screens after suspension over Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel Live will be back on screens tomorrow after the ABC show was suspended following comments made about Charlie Kirk, Disney has announced

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel’s cousin says there are more ‘bombshells’ to come after shock axing

Kimmel’s cousin Sal Iacono is a longtime collaborator with the embattled late-night host

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1 week ago Sarah McLachlan cancels Disney premiere performance over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

McLachlan and Jewel were reportedly set to perform at the premiere of ‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold Story’

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2 w. ago Thousands pay tribute at Charlie Kirk vigil amid uproar over Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Live updates

‘It’s strange times out here,’ the comedian wrote in a text responding to his friend asking how he was

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2 w. ago Thousands expected to pay tribute at Charlie Kirk vigil amid uproar over Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Live updates

‘It’s strange times out here,’ the comedian wrote in a text responding to his friend asking how he was

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2 w. ago AOC condemns cancelling Kimmel and the ‘weaponization’ of Charlie Kirk’s murder to ‘attack free speech’

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has condemned the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live and the "weaponization" of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel says he’s being followed by helicopter after ABC pulls his show over Charlie Kirk comments, report says: Live updates

‘It’s strange times out here,’ the comedian wrote in a text responding to his friend asking how he was

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2 w. ago Half of America is in agreement over ABC decision to pull Kimmel off air after Kirk comments, new poll finds: Live updates

Kimmel said Monday conservatives were trying to ‘score political points’ from the fatal shooting of Kirk

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2 w. ago Support floods in for Kimmel as ‘threats’ mount against Trump, Vance and Kirk family ahead of funeral: Live updates

Kimmel said Monday conservatives were trying to ‘score political points’ from the fatal shooting of Kirk

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2 w. ago Jon Stewart leads defense of Jimmy Kimmel as late night hosts unite to mock Trump's 'censorship'

All four late night hosts united in their complaints about censorship in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's cancellation over comments he made related to the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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2 w. ago Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart rally behind Jimmy Kimmel after Kirk comments: Latest

Kimmel said Monday conservatives were trying to ‘score political points’ from the fatal shooting of Kirk

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel backed by cancelled Stephen Colbert after suspension over Charlie Kirk comments: Live updates

Kimmel said Monday conservatives were trying to ‘score political points’ from the fatal shooting of Kirk

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2 w. ago Stephen Colbert condemns Jimmy Kimmel suspension as Jon Stewart airs Trump ‘approved’ Daily Show – live

Late-night hosts condemn Disney executives for caving to threats from FCC chair Brendan CarrLate-night show hosts decry suspension of Kimmel’s showTrump suggests punishing TV networks for ‘negative’ coverageProfile: The Trump-backed FCC chair at heart of Jimmy Kimmel stormIn reaction to the news that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been indefinitely suspended, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) said that “Trump’s FCC identified speech it did not like and threatened ABC with extreme reprisals. This is state censorship.”On X, the president of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Tino Gagliardi, issued a statement in response to ABC taking Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which employs musicians from the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 in Los Angeles, off the air. In it he said:This is not complicated: Trump’s FCC identified speech it did not like and theatened ABC with extreme reprisals. This is state censorship. It’s now happening in the Unite...

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel backed by canceled Colbert after suspension over Charlie Kirk comments: Live updates

Kimmel said Monday conservatives were trying to ‘score political points’ from the fatal shooting of Kirk

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