Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday he believes it would be “worthwhile” to investigate whether ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” is violating broadcast rules in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension. Carr argued on “The Scott Jennings Show” that the left-leaning talk show could be violating the commission’s “equal time” rule, which … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel’s tenure as a late-night host on ABC is hanging by a thread after a 22-year run at the Disney-owned network, but the involuntary hiatus isn’t the first time the House of Mouse unceremoniously gave the hook to a star after outrage. This time the outrage over that sparked Kimmel’s removal is coming from … Read more
David Letterman is weighing in on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from late-night TV. The comedy legend slammed ABC’s recent decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” while speaking at the 2025 Atlantic Festival on Thursday, Sept. 18. David Letterman takes part in the 2025 Atlantic Festival in New York City on September 18, 2025. Getty Images Jimmy Kimmel … Read more
Former women’s tennis star Martina Navratilova fired off a series of social media posts on Wednesday, seemingly in response to news that Disney pulled talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off the air after he made controversial comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Navratilova is known as a highly outspoken liberal as a former athlete. She expressed objection to Disney’s removal … Read more
A group of Charlie Kirk supporters is petitioning Starbucks to honor the slain conservative activist by adding his signature tea order to menus nationwide. The campaign, called “Get Charlie Kirk’s Starbucks Order On Every Starbucks Menu,” was launched on Change.org on Sept. 14. In the petition description, the organizer wrote that Kirk’s murder has left “millions of people around … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show was pulled from ABC “indefinitely” Wednesday after he made controversial comments about the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The late-night comic, 57, came under fire after he claimed the “MAGA gang” was trying to score political points off Kirk’s public and savage assassination. What Kimmel said “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was … Read more
ABC aired a rerun episode of “Celebrity Family Feud” in place of Jimmy Kimmel’s axed late night talk show Wednesday night – and will play “a special in remembrance” of Charlie Kirk during the coveted time slot on Sinclair’s affiliate stations starting Friday. The station pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” following the comedian’s controversial … Read more
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr described the “unprecedented” rejection of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel by local broadcasters on Wednesday as a “turning point” for legacy media outlets — which he argued have been serving viewers “progressive foie gras.” The comedian’s show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was taken off the air indefinitely by ABC earlier Wednesday … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel is “absolutely f–king livid” over ABC’s decision to kill his late-night show following backlash to remarks he made about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, according to a new report. The comedian, 57, is “pissed” over the cable network’s decision Wednesday to suspend him and take “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air “indefinitely” after … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel is taking an involuntary hiatus. ABC has announced that it is pulling the comedian’s late-night talk show off the air “indefinitely” following the host’s controversial comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Jimmy Kimmel attends the Walt Disney Television 2019 upfront event on May 14, 2019. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Charlie Kirk at the Cambridge … Read more
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel insinuated Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin was a member of the “MAGA gang” while mocking President Donald Trump’s response to his death during his show Monday night. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host brought up the matter during his monologue and claimed right-wing critics were hitting “new lows” trying to frame the … Read more
One former ESPN star said she’s received “disturbing” messages after posting about the death of Charlie Kirk. Sam Ponder, who worked at the Worldwide Leader for over a decade, revealed last week that she received a flood of direct messages after mourning the 31-year-old conservative activist, who was assassinated at a campus event at Utah … Read more
Public violence and recent tragedy, including the deaths of Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska, have left many shaken by what they have seen. For witnesses, whether seeing the event in person or on a screen, these memories can be difficult to shake, potentially developing into grief and trauma. Jonathan Alpert, a New York psychotherapist and author of … Read more
Jamie Lee Curtis was left in tears while discussing “man of faith” Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination and was noticeably moved by his deep “connection to God.” “I’m going to bring something up with you just because it’s front of mind. Charlie Crist was killed two days ago,” Curtis, 66, said on … Read more
An NBA beat writer was fired over social media comments he made on the death of Charlie Kirk. Gerald Bourguet, a Suns beat reporter for PHNX Sports, wrote a series of posts on X that set off an uproar on the platform after the conservative political commentator was shot and killed during an event at … Read more