LIVE couple Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos made rare political comments defending beleaguered late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and stressed the ‘importance’ of the USA’s First Amendment during their ABC morning show Wednesday.
The Daytime Emmy Award-winning hosts – both 54 – fully admitted they normally ‘don’t talk about any politics’ especially while ‘sitting here in the Disney building.’
‘We know that our fans at home want an escape from all of that, and we agree — we want an escape from all of that!’ Mark conceded.
‘But I think it’s important, too, that we all are free, because you never know — we can say something crazy and tomorrow we’re gone…One thing we can all agree on as a country is that the First Amendment is very important.’
LIVE couple Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos made rare political comments defending beleaguered late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and stressed the ‘importance’ of the USA’s First Amendment during their ABC morning show Wednesday
The Daytime Emmy Award-winning hosts – both 54 – fully admitted they normally ‘don’t talk about any politics’ especially while ‘sitting here in the Disney building’
Kelly agreed that their long-running syndicated series was known for being ‘light, frothy, and non-controversial.’
‘We are non-controversial. We are like melted ice cream,’ Ripa described.
‘But even we are constantly in a position where we are checking what we’re about to say in our heads because we’ve come to this inflection point where no matter what you say, somebody is upset.
‘And I think everybody needs to take a step back and really think. I have a right to speak and you have a right to say horrible things about me on Instagram. That’s the pleasure about living in a free society. That is important.’
