re: Disney's ABC is pulling Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely after Charlie Kirk comments (update)

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It's the fact he's now cheering when free speech is cancelled. I don't like Kimmel. But horse hair is a hypocrite.

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Jimmy Kimmel is still free to speak his mind, ABC is not required to air it.

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You know who would have been against weaponization of the FCC to silence speech through corporate pressure?

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You're a fool if you think this has anything to do with the FCC. If the show was making money it would still be on the air. Kimmel has been saying crap like this for years with zero consequences. But lately his numbers have been slipping as the country moves away from the woke mindset. ABC pulled the show because they found a "reason" but the real reason was money. The FCC didn't pull the show, ABC did.

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It's not the canceling of the show, it's the FCC pressure that influenced the decision which is concerning, just like the Biden admin strong-arming social media companies to censor stuff they didn't like.

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100%

People downvoting hate Kimmel and see the big picture. This sets an example of a far bigger issue

Again, what would you have said if Biden wanted the fcc to cancel Gutfeld or the FCC pulled him? You’d still feel the same way, right? Sure

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It's the fact he's now cheering when free speech is cancelled. I don't like Kimmel. But horse hair is a hypocrite.

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Your TDS has you very confused. Please explain where the first amendment didn't apply in this situation.

Didn’t they just extend his contract last year?

Seems like an odd move if you were looking for a way out.

Let’s be real here. Sure, what Kimmel said was in poor taste. People have said MUCH worse though and no actions against were brought them.

This was a pure business decision by ABC. Apparently there is some merger deal in the works with their subsidiaries?They’ve probably been looking for a reason for months to fire him in this political climate. This just became the easy trigger. Should he be fired for his comment alone? Probably not. However you frick around and find out. Being a piece of shite for so long puts a target on your back.

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Didn’t they just extend his contract last year?

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Nope

Jimmy Kimmel’s current contract with ABC was set to end in May 2026.

The last time it was renewed was in September 2022, when he signed a three-year deal.


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You fell for the lie.

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This was a pure business decision by ABC. Apparently there is some merger deal in the works with their subsidiaries?They’ve probably been looking for a reason for months to fire him in this political climate. This just became the easy trigger. Should he be fired for his comment alone? Probably not. However you frick around and find out. Being a piece of shite for so long puts a target on your back.

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Maybe. But, 1A considerations aside, this is why the administration shouldn't have involved themselves in it. These shows are failing on their own, out in the open. Trump and his officials going to X or Truth Social or whatever and encouraging the networks to fire late night hosts is incredibly dumb, because now they're turning failed comedians into martyrs.

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Because the FCC can pull ABC’s license whenever it wants. The FCC could investigate, determine they didn’t like what Kimmel said, and end ABC and its affiliates almost instantly.

Previous FCC chairs never behaved like that. I’m sure you won’t be upset when the shoe is on the other foot and the FCC chair works for a Democrat

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If this is what it takes to make all the extremists on both sides of the table on TV to be more fair, middle ground and honest, then I'm perfectly fine with it. The political bias on both sides has gotten out of control and has been that way for quite sometime. To be fair though, 80% of the media are left wing propagandist so they'll feel the heat the most.