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Top Oversight Dem launches probe into ABC’s Kimmel suspension
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live after FCC Chair Brendan Carr pressured the network due to Kimmel's remarks about Charlie Kirk's assassination, prompting backlash over free speech concerns.
- ABC has indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following comments he made about Charlie Kirk's assassination, influenced by pressure from the Federal Communications Commission and its chair Brendan Carr.
- Brendan Carr warned ABC that if they did not take action against Kimmel, the FCC might pursue further investigations.
- The suspension drew widespread condemnation from Hollywood figures and labor unions, who deemed it a violation of free speech rights.
- The controversy raises concerns about government influence over media and parallels drawn to fascism by critics of the administration's actions.
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Host Stephen Colbert is expressing support for his colleague Jimmy Kimmel, whose talk show has been indefinitely suspended after Kimmel commented on the suspected murderer of right-wing profile Charlie Kirk. “This is blatant censorship,” Colbert says.
Late night hosts respond to Jimmy Kimmel controversy: 'Blatant censorship'
Stephen Colbert is the latest celebrity to speak out against ABC's decision to take Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely, following his comments on the death of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk. See details.
Hollywood Teamsters Condemn Kimmel Shutdown as 'Greed-Fueled Consolidation of Corporate Power'
The Hollywood Teamsters union has now condemned ABC’s indefinite suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, calling it a “greed fueled consolidation of corporate power” that sells out “working families and our American freedoms.” The union also accused the FCC of using its power to approve mergers to “actively encourage corporations to clamp down even harder on free speech,” linking this directly to a merger being pursued by one of the biggest local TV…
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