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M ichael Eisner, an ex-CEO of The Walt Disney Company, the parent company of ABC, on Thursday condemned the controversial decision of the network’s leadership to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air “indefinitely” following threats by the Trump administration, asking: “Where has all the leadership gone?”
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Kimmel’s rise from radio to cultural icon hits roadblock with ABC’s suspension of late-night TV show
Jimmy Kimmel has become a cultural fixture over two decades in late-night television, blending humor with political satire.
An insider told Page Six the ladies were not given direction to avoid discussing the late night talk show host.
"If you’re in Hollywood and don’t want to say anything in support publicly … well, f*** you,” says the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ staffer.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr told Hannity that ABC affiliates were right to drop Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday, saying broadcasters must serve the public interest and not politics.
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How Late-Night Hosts Fallon, Colbert and More Reacted to Jimmy Kimmel Being Pulled From ABC
Jimmy Kimmel was the talk of late night television on Thursday, September 18, despite his own show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, being taken off the air by ABC earlier this week. ABC pulled the talk show from its schedules on Wednesday,
The move drew praise from President Donald Trump. But Hollywood, where Kimmel is popular as a frequent host of the Oscars and the Emmys, leaped to his defense Thursday.
"Donald Trump speaking about how much he hates all these late night shows and they're all so mean to him, I think that is key that the reason why these shows are being canceled is not because -- in the case of Jimmy Kimmel,
We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened. Hours later, Jimmy Kimmel was off the air.
Calls to boycott ABC, Disney and theme parks are growing; Neil Patrick Harris and Jamie Lee Curtis set to celebrate Disneyland anniversary Sunday.
After ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live!, insiders hint at a team-up with Stephen Colbert as Hollywood rallies behind the late-night host. The supporter of the president shared her thoughts in a viral post on X. Fox News host Greg Gutfeld got a brutal $787 million receipt dropped on him as he joked about the ouster of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.