Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel
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"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to ABC on Tuesday after the late-night host's comments on Charlie Kirk's death caused the network to pull the show.
Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Bateman and Martin Short are among the members of the Hollywood community who have signed an open letter with the American Civil Liberties Union protesting Disney’s decision to pull late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show off of its shedule and warning of its ramifications on Americans’
Bob Iger, who is said to have “thin skin,” relented and gave the green light to resume new episodes of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Disney said Monday that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will return to ABC on Tuesday, after suspending it last week amid a revolt from network affiliates over the comedian’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Nexstar Media said it will continue to preempt 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after ABC will bring his show back. Sinclair also said it will keep Kimmel off the air.
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The Jimmy Kimmel battle is far from over — and it’s exposing a deep fracture in broadcast TV
With Sinclair refusing to air Kimmel’s show on its ABC-affiliated stations, and Nexstar not yet commenting on its plans, this free speech tug-of-war is far from over.