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Who Are Nexstar and Sinclair, the ABC Affiliate Owners Who Issued Statements Against Jimmy Kimmel
Disney indefinitely suspends Jimmy Kimmel Live! after controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk's assassination, with major affiliates Nexstar and Sinclair pulling the show amid political backlash.
- On Wednesday, Disney-owned ABC announced it placed Jimmy Kimmel Live! on indefinite hiatus following Kimmel's Monday monologue about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
- The decision followed backlash from major ABC affiliates, regulatory pressure from FCC Chair Brendan Carr, and Kimmel's refusal to apologize for his remarks.
- Nexstar Media, a leading ABC affiliate owner, announced it would preempt Kimmel's show and replace it with other programming, while unions and celebrities condemned the suspension as corporate censorship.
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr called Kimmel's comments 'some of the sickest conduct possible,' and SAG-AFTRA warned that silencing speech 'impoverishes the whole world.'
- The controversy highlights tensions between media companies, political forces, and free speech debates, with ABC hoping to resume Kimmel's show soon though no timeline was provided.
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In Suspending Kimmel, Local Stations Were Able To Beat Back A Hollywood That Hates Americans
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show not because the network found his lies about Charlie Kirk’s assassin abhorrent, but rather because local stations decided to serve their communities and no longer be bullied by big Hollywood and their left-wing drivel. ABC, which is owned by Disney, announced Wednesday that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be […]
'Not nodding in agreement': CNN guest shuts down Heritage Foundation podcaster over Kimmel
A pair of podcasters clashed Friday morning on CNN over President Donald Trump's administration pressuring ABC to drop late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves.The network's parent company Disney indefinitely suspended Kimmel after Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair, the two biggest lo...
Political Wire
DNyuzHow Outrage at Kimmel Grew to a Shout From a Whisper
“The conservative outrage over the late night host Jimmy Kimmel became apoplectic on Wednesday after Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission chairman, went on a podcast and suggested the regulatory body could use its powers against the network that airs the show,” the New York Times reports. “But the outrage had started to grow online more than 24 hours earlier — first as a whisper, then eventually as a shout, as social media users, …
Observador
Noticias ao MinutoAt the opening of his programs, Stewart chose by the satirical, Colbert hired "censorship" and Fallon praised Kimmel and wanted the eater to continue his work.
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