Summary
The Jimmy Kimmel show will return after being suspended due to jokes related to the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Disney suspended the show after remarks by Kimmel prompted discussions about free speech and threats from the federal TV regulator to revoke ABC's broadcast license.
Key Facts
- Jimmy Kimmel was suspended for comments made about the death of Charlie Kirk, a conservative influencer.
- Disney owns the network that airs Kimmel's show and decided on the suspension.
- The Federal Communications Commission's chair, Brendan Carr, threatened action against ABC and Disney.
- Kimmel has not publicly commented on the suspension or his return.
- US President Donald Trump supported the suspension and suggested that TV networks critical of him could lose their licenses.
- There was backlash from critics and free speech advocates against the suspension, calling it a violation of free speech rights.
- Prominent celebrities and colleagues supported Kimmel, criticizing the suspension as harmful to free speech.
- Major media companies Nexstar and Sinclair decided not to air Kimmel's show following the controversy.
