Jimmy Kimmel has been pulled off the air in response to comments he made over the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel addressed last week’s shooting in his Jimmy Kimmel Live monologue on Monday night.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them,” Kimmel said.
Kimmel’s bosses at ABC, which is owned by Disney, reportedly informed him of the decision on Wednesday afternoon.
Kimmel reportedly ‘f–king livid’ in response to ABC’s decision
Insiders tell the Daily Mail that Kimmel is furious about the decision.
“Absolutely f–king livid,” said one source with regard to Kimmel’s reaction to the news.
“This is clearly the government overreaching. There’s no such thing as free speech in America, if the government can lean on companies to stop any content they don’t like,” the source added.
Donald Trump reacts to Kimmel suspension
Longtime Kimmel critic Donald Trump was quick to respond to the news of Kimmel’s suspension.
“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,” Trump wrote on Truth Social today, adding:
“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.
“That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!, Trump concluded, before signing his post, “President DJT.”
Trump has previously criticized Seth Meyers of NBC and urged the network to cancel his late night show.
The president celebrated the news that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert had been canceled.
The top-rated show won the award for outstanding talk series at Sunday night’s Emmy Awards.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.