Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show has been pulled indefinitely over his remarks on Charlie Kirk’s death, and he’s also been ordered to issue an apology and donate to Kirk’s Turning Point USA.
Social media erupted on Sept. 17 after ABC, under pressure from major station groups Nexstar and Sinclair, announced it was suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! “for the foreseeable future.”
In addition to pulling the show, the media giants called for Kimmel to issue a direct apology to the Kirk family and for ABC to make a “meaningful donation” to both the family and Turning Point USA, Deadline reported.
”Nexstar’s owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the foreseeable future, beginning with tonight’s show,” Nexstar said in a statement. “Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”
Sinclair Broadcast Group, ABC’s largest affiliate owner, agreed with Nexstar and expressed the organization’s objection to Kimmel’s remarks in the wake of Kirk’s assassination. As a result, it will “not lift the suspension of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on our stations until formal discussions are held with ABC regarding the network’s commitment to professionalism and accountability.”
Source: Jimmy Kimmel Show Pulled After Charlie Kirk Remarks, Ordered To Apologize And Donate To TPUSA
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