After star 49ers tight end George Kittle had a fake quote regarding Charlie Kirk attributed to him on social media earlier this week, his wife, Claire, blasted a “sick” world and lamented the fact that Kittle needed to address the situation. “This is clearly a fake quote,” Claire wrote on her Instagram story. “How sick … Read more
Football announcer and analyst Kirk Herbstreit revealed he learned of close friend and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Brett James’ death while calling the Bills’ 31-21 win over the Dolphins on Thursday night. “Was calling a game [Thursday] night when I got the news on a text that Brett was in a plane crash and didn’t make … 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
The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” staff was shocked over ABC pulling the late-night show because of the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk, according to CNN. A source “with knowledge of the events” told the outlet that Kimmel’s staff members were “working as usual on Wednesday afternoon, holding calls with talent publicists regarding upcoming episodes” right before … 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
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
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
Don’t twist Kirk Herbstreit’s words. The ESPN college football analyst was caught on a hot mic at the start of the fourth quarter of TCU’s 48-14 beatdown of North Carolina saying, “You’re bad,” while letting out a loud groan. Herbstreit’s comment raised some eyebrows during an otherwise boring game in Bill Belichick’s Tar Heels coaching … Read more
It was an emotional morning for the college football world, and certainly for Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit sat next to Lee Corso on “College GameDay” for the last time, marking the end of a partnership that has stood for decades and become a close friendship between the two legends. To honor Corso, who made his final … Read more
Kirk Herbstreit knows it’s a different approach to analyzing the Cowboys’ stunning Micah Parsons trade. The ESPN college football and Amazon Prime Video “Thursday Night Football” analyst understands it could be perceived as a crazy take. But Herbstreit supported the Cowboys for making the trade and sending Parsons — one of the NFL’s premier pass … Read more
Elle Duncan didn’t appreciate catching a stray from her ESPN colleague earlier this week. During a podcast appearance on “Net Positive with John Crist,” “College Gameday” panelist Kirk Herbstreit sounded off on sports broadcasters who can’t hide their fandom, mentioning Duncan, who is a die-hard Georgia Bulldogs fan, as an example of what not to … Read more
Dave Portnoy unloaded on a Barstool Sports staffer for wanting to have an antisemitic comedian on a Barstool platform. On a recent episode of “The Unnamed Show,” Portnoy and Kirk Minihane argued about comments made by a content creator who goes by Beyond Average Mick criticizing Portnoy’s reaction to a recent antisemitic incident at a … Read more
“Floribama Shore” star Kirk Medas has passed away. He was 33. Aimee Hall, who starred alongside Medas on the popular MTV reality show, announced the tragic news on Facebook on Friday, May 2. “We lost our brother, our best friend, our heart — Kirk,” Hall, 32, wrote. “I was at the beach when I felt … Read more
“Floribama Shore” star Kirk Medas has been fighting for his life on a ventilator for over two weeks as his castmates asked for prayers amid the severe health battle. Medas, who appeared on the MTV series from 2017 to 2021, was diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis and was hospitalized in intensive care on April 18, according … Read more
Kirk Herbstreit had time. The ESPN “College GameDay” analyst sent a warning about “false narratives” after someone trolled him on social media for congratulating Michigan for defeating Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Tuesday. Herbstreit was quickly accused by said X user of wanting the Crimson Tide to have been selected for the 12-team College … Read more
Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe heard what ESPN colleagues Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler had to say about the Worldwide Leader over the weekend. During Monday’s installment of “First Take,” Smith and Sharpe addressed comments made Saturday by Herbstreit and Fowler when the pair called Ohio State’s first-round 42-17 win over Tennessee in the … Read more
Well, Trent Williams certainly looked different Thursday night. Amazon and analyst Kirk Herbstreit made a cringeworthy mistake during the Rams’ win over the 49ers when the broadcast and announcer misidentified Nesta Jade Silvera as Williams. “There’s Trent Williams,” Herbstreit said as the screen instead showed Silvera with a chyron stating he was Williams, “who’s a … Read more