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fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

Latest line: A good week for Jimmy Kimmel, a bad week for Pamela Price

High-profile figures face controversy and consequences: late-night host returns amid suspension, recalled DA’s successor drops police charges, and former vice president faces backlash.
Television
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Everyone Was Waiting for the First South Park Episode Post-Charlie Kirk. Well ...

South Park's latest episode lampoons FCC Chair Brendan Carr and recent controversies but avoids decisive commentary, opting for cautious satire that feels like a cop-out.
US politics
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Trump Threatens To Sue After Jimmy Kimmel Returns

Jimmy Kimmel apologized, defended his remarks, and returned to the stage after ABC briefly pulled his show amid controversy over comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination and political responses.
Television
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Stephen Colbert welcomes Jimmy Kimmel back on air by joking that now he's the only one getting canceled

Disney reinstated 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', and Stephen Colbert joked he is the 'only martyr in late night' as his show ends in May 2026.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Fox's Brit Hume Backs Right to Drop Kimmel But Wary That FCC Chair Got Involved'

Backlash against Kimmel was already well underway online over a Monday monologue about MAGA and the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk when Carr's commented in an interview with conservative host Benny Johnson. In the interview, he urged individual licensed stations to step up. Hours later, Nexstar moved to preempt the program, and ABC soon followed by announcing that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be suspended indefinitely.
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