Hollywood celebrities have defended Jimmy Kimmel for being ‘indefinitely’ taken off the air following his comments over conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk.
It was revealed that ABC would not be airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! ‘for the foreseeable future,’ a spokesperson announced on Wednesday.
The talk show host made controversial statements about Kirk on Monday following his assassination last week at Utah Valley University – and said during his monologue that the ‘MAGA gang’ was trying to gain political points over Kirk’s murder.
The suspected shooter Tyler Robinson, 22, has since been taken into custody and appeared in court on Tuesday on multiple charges, including aggravated murder.
Kimmel also insinuated that Robinson was conservative – despite investigators stating he has far-left ideologies and was also in a romantic relationship with his transgender roommate.
The network’s affiliate group, Nexstar, additionally shared on Wednesday that it ‘strongly objects’ to Kimmel’s comments and ‘will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.’
Stars have since shared their thoughts over Kimmel being taking off the air, with singer Halsey reposting the news to her Instagram stories.
Hollywood celebrities have defended Jimmy Kimmel for being ‘indefinitely’ taken off the air following his comments over conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk.; seen earlier this month in L.A.
The talk show host made controversial statements about Kirk on Monday following his assassination last week at Utah Valley University – and said during his monologue that the ‘MAGA gang’ was trying to gain political points over Kirk’s murder; Kirk seen last week in Utah
Stars have since shared their thoughts over Kimmel being taking off the air, with singer Halsey reposting the news to her Instagram stories
She then added the text: ‘We’re in the “tell on your friends and neighbors” “extreme censorship” “indistinguishable propaganda” part of the fascism in case it wasn’t clear.’
Singer John Legend shared a post by David Frum which read: ‘”How dare you call us fascists just because our appointees threaten government retaliation against broadcast networks if their comedians don’t say what we want them to say.”‘
Ben Stiller jumped over to X to repost the news of ABC taking Kimmel off their and typed out, ‘This isn’t right.’
Political commentator and MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted, ‘This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s not even close.’
California governor Gavin Newsome also took to X and said, ‘Buying and controlling media platforms. Firing commentators. Canceling shows.
‘These aren’t coincidences. It’s coordinated. And it’s dangerous. The @GOP does not believe in free speech. They are censoring you in real time.’
Community actress Alison Brie also jumped to Instagram to share the news and wrote, ‘This is unreal. And very scary.’
Don Lemon labeled the news as ‘scary s**t’ on Threads and further expressed that ‘the folks that are complaining about canceling people are canceling people.’
She then added the text: ‘We’re in the “tell on your friends and neighbors” “extreme censorship” “indistinguishable propaganda” part of the fascism in case it wasn’t clear’; seen earlier this month in L.A.
Ben Stiller jumped over to X to repost the news of ABC taking Kimmel off their and typed out, ‘This isn’t right’
Political commentator and MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted, ‘This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s not even close’; Hayes seen in May in NYC
He added, ‘What does that tell you? That they don’t believe in anything they’re saying. This is a very dangerous, scary moment.’
President Donald Trump had a differing opinion and shared on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, ‘Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED.
‘Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible.’
Trump concluded with, ‘That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT.’
The U.S. president referenced to late night talk show host Stephen Colbert whose show was cancelled back in July by CBS.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will come to an end next year in May 2026.
Despite the cancellation, Colbert notably won an Emmy over the past weekend for Outstanding Talk Series.
The comedian recently mocked Trump on Tuesday for not having one of the awards as he kicked off the episode.
Community actress Alison Brie also jumped to Instagram to share the news and wrote, ‘This is unreal. And very scary’
Don Lemon labeled the news as ‘scary s**t’ on Threads and further expressed that ‘the folks that are complaining about canceling people are canceling people’; Lemon seen earlier this month in NYC
President Donald Trump had a differing opinion and shared on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, ‘Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED’
‘Ladies and gentlemen, welcome one and all. Welcome to The Late Show. I’m your host, Steven Colbert. I’m sorry. I meant to say welcome to the Emmy Award-winning Late Show.’
Following applause from the live audience, the star then added, ‘Speaking of Emmys, uh, Donald Trump doesn’t have one.’
Back in July, CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert after 10 years of being on the air.
It came just days after his furious rant live on air over the network’s parent company Paramount settling a $16 million lawsuit with President Trump.
Paramount reached a $16 million settlement after Trump accused the company for falsely editing a 60 Minute interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Along with the settlement, the company also agreed to release unedited transcripts of 60 Minutes interviews with presidential candidates.
Colbert blasted Paramount’s settlement with Trump live on air and claimed the company could have ‘easily fought it.’
Earlier this week on Tuesday, President Trump also announced that he is suing the New York Times in an astonishing $15B defamation lawsuit.
