"On Wednesday, bowing to pressure from the Trump Administration, ABC pulled the late-night series "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air. The show, which had run for more than two decades, was shelved indefinitely over a monologue addressing the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk—one in which Kimmel did not disparage Kirk, nor, indeed, comment on him at all. Instead, he directed his contempt at those eager to exploit the activist's death: members of "the MAGA gang" who were, he said, "desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it.""
"Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, called Kimmel's words "truly sick" and threatened retaliation through his agency. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Carr said, on a right-wing podcast. "These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the F.C.C. ahead.""
ABC removed Jimmy Kimmel Live! from the air after a monologue about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The monologue criticized those trying to exploit the death and referenced members of "the MAGA gang" allegedly shaping the narrative. Two major local-station groups, Nexstar and Sinclair, refused to air the episode; Sinclair demanded an apology and a donation. Disney executives, including CEO Bob Iger and TV chief Dana Walden, shelved the show indefinitely despite Kimmel preparing to respond on air. FCC chairman Brendan Carr labeled Kimmel's remarks "truly sick" and threatened regulatory action. Donald Trump celebrated the removal on social media.
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