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On Wednesday, ABC made the tough decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel because they were being pressured by right wing media conglomerates Nexstar and Sinclair, who own almost half of the ABC affiliates, when they decided to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live from their air. Nexstar and Sinclair were rumored to be feeling the pressure from the FCC when the head of the agency went on a conservative podcast and threatened any station that airs JKL with fines.
No one expected the outrage that decision would make, so after four days of people protesting, subscribers cancelling Disney+ and Hulu, celebrity boycotts, vocal fan reactions, and a tumble on the stock market, Disney decided to bring back Kimmel.
“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” said an ABC spokesperson. “It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.“
By doing so, the First Amendment won, and the Trump administration lost.
Now that Kirk’s memorial service has happened, let’s turn the temperature down and get along! We live in the United States of America, not the divided states of America. We live in one nation, let’s remember that! Before it is too late, and it is getting to the point, which scares me, and it should scare you too.
Jimmy Kimmel Live resumes on ABC tomorrow at 11:35p.
