2 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Trump suggests networks who cover him ‘negatively’ could lose licenses – live

US president tells reporters on Air Force One 97% of networks are ‘against me’ without evidence; Chuck Schumer says Trump is trying to ‘snuff out free speech’Trump gleeful as Jimmy Kimmel talkshow taken off airKimmel 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 state censorship. It’s now happening in the United State...

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4 h. ago YouTube best place for Spitting Image amid Kimmel show suspension – Al Murray

The comedy puppet show is making a return and promises skits featuring Donald Trump, Sir Keir Starmer and the King.

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6 h. ago Donald Trump issues another savage attack on 'untalented' Jimmy Kimmel after TV axing

US President Donald Trump hit out at Jimmy Kimmel as he addressed the controversial comments made by the late night talk show host following the death of Charlie Kirk

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6 h. ago Trump launches savage Jimmy Kimmel attack and claims presenter has 'no talent'

Donald Trump has spoken out about the firing of Jimmy Kimmel, saying the late night talk show host was let go because he has "no talent" and not because of his controversial comments

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6 h. ago Trump says Kimmel was fired for bad ratings amid free speech concerns

Watch as Donald Trump says that Jimmy Kimmel was fired for poor ratings after the late night host had his show pulled for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s shooting.

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6 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is an alarming new low for the ongoing culture wars

The late-night show getting pulled ‘indefinitely’ after relatively mild commentary about the right is another worrying sign of where Trump’s America is headingExplainer: What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk’s killing?These are not the late night wars of old.Back in the 90s and 2000s, much ink was spilled as the major networks grappled for ratings in the now-quaint real estate of post-11PM programming. Johnny Carson retired. David Letterman jumped to CBS. Conan O’Brien was plucked from obscurity, eventually handed The Tonight Show, and then had it essentially clawed back by Jay Leno for a few more years of appalling hackwork. But in retrospect, maybe the most prescient moments were two that seemed decidedly minor at the time: Bill Maher’s Politically Incorrect was yanked off the air by ABC because Maher expressed an unpopular 9/11-related opinion in a highly understandable context, and Jimmy Fallon playfully tousled Donald Trump’s hair. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is an alarming new low for the ongoing culture wars | Jesse Hassenger

The late-night show getting pulled ‘indefinitely’ after relatively mild commentary about the right is another worrying sign of where Trump’s America is headingExplainer: What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk’s killing?These are not the late-night wars of old.Back in the 90s and 2000s, much ink was spilled as the major networks grappled for ratings in the now-quaint real estate of post-11pm programming. Johnny Carson retired. David Letterman jumped to CBS. Conan O’Brien was plucked from obscurity, eventually handed The Tonight Show, and then had it essentially clawed back by Jay Leno for a few more years of appalling hackwork. But in retrospect, maybe the most prescient moments were two that seemed decidedly minor at the time: Bill Maher’s Politically Incorrect was yanked off the air by ABC because Maher expressed an unpopular 9/11-related opinion in a highly understandable context, and Jimmy Fallon playfully tousled Donald Trump’s hair. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago The right’s ‘free speech’ squad declares war on First Amendment after Charlie Kirk murder and Kimmel is latest casualty

As right-wing activist Laura Loomer refocuses on suppressing dissent among private citizens, Pam Bondi joins in — to some conservatives’ horror, writes John Bowden

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6 h. 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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6 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Obama and Hollywood warn of ‘attack on free speech’ as Trump praises news

Kimmel was taken off air following his comments about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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7 h. 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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7 h. ago Reactions pour in about ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show

ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk has set off a flood of reactions

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7 h. 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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9 h. ago What Jimmy Kimmel said about Charlie Kirk shooting that got his late

ABC has pulled host’s series from TV schedules ‘indefinitely’

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10 h. ago What Jimmy Kimmel said about Charlie Kirk shooting that got late night show pulled

ABC has pulled host’s series from TV schedules ‘indefinitely’

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11 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as Keir Starmer gets upstaged by Jimmy Kimmel

Today will involve less of a spectacular display than Windsor Castle, but there's every chance this afternoon's press conference could produce some fireworks

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11 h. ago Voices: Cancelling Jimmy Kimmel reveals the crude truth about Trump’s definition of free speech

Instead of leaping to the defence of those who seek to speak without fear or favour, the President of the United States is revelling in their demise, says Simon Walters

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12 h. ago Piers Morgan ignores Jimmy Kimmel axing and fawns over Trump and Kate Middleton at banquet

Piers Morgan, a self-described champion of free speech, is reminding anyone who may have forgotten just how much respect and admiration he has for Donald Trump and the British Royal Family

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13 h. ago Trump hails Jimmy Kimmel suspension as Hollywood warns of ‘attack on free speech’

Kimmel was taken off air reportedly due to his comments about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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13 h. ago Celebrities speak up in support of Jimmy Kimmel in Charlie Kirk row

Many famous names have taken to social media to voice their concerns and speak of their support of everyone’s right to free speech.

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