ABC has announced the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! following controversy over comments made by the host regarding the fatal sh%%ting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The decision came after Nexstar Media Group, which owns 28 ABC affiliates, declared it would no longer air the program. Other affiliate groups also expressed concerns, raising the possibility of a wider revolt.
The backlash intensified when FCC Chair Brendan Carr warned ABC affiliates they could face regulatory consequences, including potential license revocation, for airing what he described as “news distortion.”
Kimmel’s original remarks, delivered during his Monday monologue, suggested that the suspect in Kirk’s k+lling was a MAGA supporter. Critics accused him of politicizing the tragedy, with Carr calling the comments “offens+ve and insensitive.”
Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Kimmel had planned to address the controversy on Wednesday’s episode but was not intending to apologize, insisting his words were taken out of context.
Nexstar’s broadcasting president, Andrew Alford, defended the network’s move, saying:
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse. Continuing to give him a platform is simply not in the public interest.”
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