33 m. ago Trump claims Jimmy Kimmel suspension not a free speech issue as Democrats call for FCC chair to quit over ‘abuse of power’ – live

US president says comedian ‘fired for lack of talent’; Democratic House leadership say Trump’s media official Brendan Carr should resign Full report: Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended over Charlie Kirk comments after US government pressure‘Censoring you in real time’: Kimmel suspension sparks shock and fears for free speechIn 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 st...

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52 m. ago Trump calls Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension over his Charlie Kirk comments ‘great news’: Live updates

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

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1 hour ago Top Democrats call for FCC chair to resign, claiming Jimmy Kimmel suspension is ‘corrupt abuse of power’ – US politics live

Democratic House leadership say Trump’s media official Brendan Carr should go, adding that cancellation of show is ‘an act of cowardice’Full report: Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended over Charlie Kirk comments after US government pressure‘Censoring you in real time’: Kimmel suspension sparks shock and fears for free speechIn 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 sta...

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2 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live! to be replaced by Charlie Kirk tribute show

Sinclair Inc., which operates the programming for the ABC show, said that its stations will not broadcast Kimmel's show indefinitely following comments the host made about Kirk's assassination.

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5 h. ago Hollywood stars rally behind Jimmy Kimmel after ABC suspends show over Charlie Kirk shooting remarks

Ben Stiller, Wanda Sykes and Jamie Lee Curtis were among those condemning ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! after the host criticised right-wing reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death

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5 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended over Charlie Kirk comments after US government pressure

Removal of late-night show criticised as part of Trump administration’s attack on critical voices in media, academia and businessWhat did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk?‘Censoring you in real time’: suspension of Jimmy Kimmel show sparks shock and fears for free speechJimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been suspended “indefinitely” after the US government put pressure on broadcasters to crack down on the comedian, who had accused Donald Trump’s political movement of exploiting the killing of Charlie Kirk.ABC, which Disney owns, announced on Wednesday night that it would remove Kimmel’s show from its schedule for the foreseeable future. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Listen to what Jimmy Kimmel said about Charlie Kirk on live TV before show suspension

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been suspended "indefinitely" after the host made comments about the shooting of Charlie Kirk.

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7 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel 'livid' as he's suspended from show after Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been suspended indefinitely following the veteran host's controversial comments about the reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination on Monday and Tuesday's shows

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8 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live axed over Charlie Kirk comments as Trump and celebs go to war

ABC's decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! over the presenter's comments following the death of Charlie Kirk has been met with a mixed response with US president Donald Trump having his say

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8 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live dropped 'indefinitely' by ABC over Charlie Kirk comments

A spokesperson said the company "strongly objects" to comments made by Kimmel relating to the killing of Charlie Kirk

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9 h. ago Donald Trump responds with glee as Jimmy Kimmel show axed over Charlie Kirk comments

US president Donald Trump has celebrated ABC's decision to axe the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show following his comments made after the shooting of activist Charlie Kirk

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10 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel taken off air ‘indefinitely’ over Charlie Kirk comments as Trump calls it ‘great news’: Latest

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

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10 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel's sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez dodges questions as staff abruptly exit studio moments after ABC pulled show off air over Charlie Kirk 'joke' backlash

Jimmy Kimmel's sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez was seen dodging questions as he and other staff fled the studio after ABC 'indefinitely' suspended the late night talk show on Wednesday.  

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12 h. ago Trump celebrates Jimmy Kimmel suspension; some networks replace show with Charlie Kirk tribute – live

ABC says show will be off-air ‘indefinitely’ following complaints about host’s comments on the killing of rightwing activist KirkDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live dropped 'indefinitely' by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been taken off the air after receiving major backlash following controversial comments made by the show's host after the death of Charlie Kirk

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13 h. ago What Jimmy Kimmel said on live TV about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death that got him suspended by ABC

Jimmy Kimmel has been pulled off the air 'indefinitely' by ABC after divisive comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. 

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13 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel's savage reaction to ABC's decision to axe his late

ABC has cancelled Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after the veteran host, Jimmy Kimmel, made several comments about the reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination

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14 h. ago Donald Trump warns Seth Meyers is 'next' while celebrating Jimmy Kimmel's 'cancelation' as 'great news for America'

Donald Trump hailed the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! as 'great news for America; and urged NBC to fire Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers next.

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14 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel's most controversial moments as late night host is suspended from ABC over Charlie Kirk monologue

The network on Wednesday said that ABC affiliates were going to pre-empt Kimmel's late night program, Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

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16 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live pulled off air indefinitely by ABC over controversial host's Charlie Kirk comments

Controversial late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been suspended by ABC over his divisive comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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