Hollywood celebrities have defended Jimmy Kimmel for being ‘indefinitely’ taken off the air following his comments over conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk.
It was revealed that ABC would not be airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! ‘for the foreseeable future,’ a spokesperson announced on Wednesday.
The talk show host made controversial statements about Kirk on Monday following his assassination last week at Utah Valley University – and said during his monologue that the ‘MAGA gang’ was trying to gain political points over Kirk’s murder.
The suspected shooter Tyler Robinson, 22, has since been taken into custody and appeared in court on Tuesday on multiple charges, including aggravated murder.
Kimmel also insinuated that Robinson was conservative – despite investigators stating he has far-left ideologies and was also in a romantic relationship with his transgender roommate.
The network’s affiliate group, Nexstar, additionally shared on Wednesday that it ‘strongly objects’ to Kimmel’s comments and ‘will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.’
Stars have since shared their thoughts over Kimmel being taking off the air, with singer Halsey reposting the news to her Instagram stories.
Hollywood celebrities have defended Jimmy Kimmel for being ‘indefinitely’ taken off the air following his comments over conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk.; seen earlier this month in L.A.
The talk show host made controversial statements about Kirk on Monday following his assassination last week at Utah Valley University – and said during his monologue that the ‘MAGA gang’ was trying to gain political points over Kirk’s murder; Kirk seen last week in Utah
Stars have since shared their thoughts over Kimmel being taking off the air, with singer Halsey reposting the news to her Instagram stories
She then added the text: ‘We’re in the “tell on your friends and neighbors” “extreme censorship” “indistinguishable propaganda” part of the fascism in case it wasn’t clear.’
Singer John Legend shared a post by David Frum which read: ‘”How dare you call us fascists just because our appointees threaten government retaliation against broadcast networks if their comedians don’t say what we want them to say.”‘
Ben Stiller jumped over to X to repost the news of ABC taking Kimmel off their and typed out, ‘This isn’t right.’
Political commentator and MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted, ‘This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s not even close.’
California governor Gavin Newsome also took to X and said, ‘Buying and controlling media platforms. Firing commentators. Canceling shows.
‘These aren’t coincidences. It’s coordinated. And it’s dangerous. The @GOP does not believe in free speech. They are censoring you in real time.’
Community actress Alison Brie also jumped to Instagram to share the news and wrote, ‘This is unreal. And very scary.’
Don Lemon labeled the news as ‘scary s**t’ on Threads and further expressed that ‘the folks that are complaining about canceling people are canceling people.’
She then added the text: ‘We’re in the “tell on your friends and neighbors” “extreme censorship” “indistinguishable propaganda” part of the fascism in case it wasn’t clear’; seen earlier this month in L.A.
Ben Stiller jumped over to X to repost the news of ABC taking Kimmel off their and typed out, ‘This isn’t right’
