The fallout of Nexstar’s determination to take away Jimmy Kimmel from the air within the wake of the comedic host’s earlier feedback concerning the capturing of Charlie Kirk has been swift and loud. Whereas President Trump actively celebrated the information that one other of his late-night adversaries had been taken down (with Trump noting that “solely leaves Jimmy [Fallon] and Seth [Meyers]”) many Hollywood stars have a really completely different stance on the matter, as do the SAG-AFTRA and WGA, who each issued statements condemning the motion by Nexstar to silence Kimmel and his opinions. Within the midst of all this, it has additionally been reported that Kimmel is now trying to take motion himself to chop ties with ABC.
After final night time’s announcement by Nexstar revealed that, with quick impact, Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! is off the air for “the foreseeable future” after some, let’s face it, somewhat tame feedback made throughout his Monday night time present in relation to the demise of Charlie Kirk. President Trump was virtually quick in making his view on the matter identified, however by morning it grew to become clear that there have been plenty of Kimmel’s friends that weren’t in help of the transfer.
Ben Stiller retweeted the information of Kimmel’s present being suspended, saying, “This isn’t proper.” Josh Gad wrote in a publish, “I see we’re on the passive participation of authoritarianism now. God assist us all.” Actress Sophia Bush added a stark view of what’s occurring in America proper now, saying, “The First Modification doesn’t exist in America anymore. Interval. Fascism is right here and it’s chilling.”
Many extra, together with Henry Winkler, Halsey, Alison Brie, and Christie Brinkley known as out the transfer as a blatant assault on free speech. That is one thing that was additionally the view of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA, who stepped in so as to add their weight to the argument that Kimmel’s “cancellation” was improper, harmful and an try and take away a number of viewpoints on a matter in favor of 1 managed narrative.
“We stand united in opposition to anybody who makes use of their energy and affect to silence the voices of writers, or anybody who speaks in dissent,” wrote the WGA. In the meantime SAG-AFTRA added, “The choice to droop airing Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! is the kind of supression and retaliation that endangers everybody’s freedoms.
Jimmy Kimmel Is Reportedly Seeking to Finish His ABC Contract
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In one other report, it has been mentioned that Kimmel is now trying to finish his present contract with ABC, who’re a part of the Disney group and have been mentioned to have come below stress to behave after Kimmel’s feedback on Monday about Kirk’s shooter, Tyler Robinson, being a part of the MAGA contingent.
In response to Web page Six, Kimmel was reportedly “f-cking furious” that his present had been pulled off-air, and he’s now trying to “break his relationship with [the network] endlessly.” The report’s supply mentioned:
“Jimmy is pissed over the choice to droop him and the present and he isn’t going to take this evenly, as he’s actively in search of methods to get out of his contract. That is the final straw and Jimmy is now trying to endlessly break his relationship with ABC endlessly.”
Kimmel is reportedly trying to seem on Stephen Colbert’s present earlier than it involves the top of its run. Collectively the pair are mentioned to be trying to “do one thing collectively to battle” the present administration’s makes an attempt to manage TV content material. The supply went on to say:
“They each don’t need Trump to win in any manner or trend in any respect, and this has lit an excessive hearth below Jimmy’s ass to proceed to inform it like it’s and be actual to himself. Jimmy mentioned he’s going to battle this, not even as a result of he cares a lot for the present, though he does, however as a result of he cares concerning the precedent. He can’t make a remark about Charlie Kirk?”
The controversy surrounding Kimmel’s cancellation, whether or not it’s momentary or not, has struck one other divisive chord inside America, and it seems to be like this one has an extended method to go earlier than it’s over.
Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!
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January 26, 2003
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ABC
