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Disney's ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Charlie Kirk's assassination
The Economic Times·2025-09-18 08:44

The decision comes as Republican President "'Jimmy Kimmel Live' will be pre-empted indefinitely," an ABC spokesperson said, without elaborating. Earlier, Nexstar Media Group Inc, which describes itself as the nation's largest local television and media company, said it would stop airing the show on its 32 ABC affiliates, citing Kimmel's comments. "Mr. Kimmel's comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse," said Andrew Alford, pre ...