Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC suspension has largely denounced as an attack on freedom of expression
Public figures such as Ben Stiller, Chris Hayes and California Governor Gavin Newsrom denounced ABC of Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday, calling him a “excessive wild reaction” and an attack on freedom of expression.
“It is the simplest attack against the freedom of expression of state actors that I have never seen in my life and it is not even close,” said Hayes, the host “All in” of MSNBC.
Alex Edelman, actor and “The Paper”, the actor and “The Paper” Alex Edelman, “It is the real culture of everyone that everyone claims to hate.”
And Stiller, meanwhile, simply said: “It’s not good.”
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday, “indefinitely” pulling his air end of the air program after the host said on Monday that the assassin of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson, was part of what he called the “Gang Maga”.
The response to this decision was fast online, with a lot in Hollywood, political and media circles saying that the decision focused on Kimmel’s rights.
Governor Newsom said that the chain of these politically triggered cases “are not coincidences” and that Donald Trump and his supporters “come to you in real time”.
Trump did not take long to be part of the development for a long time. Shortly after the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in July, the president went to Truth Social to say: “I hear that Jimmy Kimmel is the next one. Has even less talent than Colbert! ” Months later, Trump celebrates Kimmel’s suspension (however, Trump said Kimmel was “canceled”).
“Excellent news for America: the notes challenged Jimmy Kimmel’s show,” said Trump on Truth Social on Wednesday. “Congratulations to ABC for having finally had the courage to do what should be done. Kimmel has no talent, and notes worse than even Colbert, if possible. This leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on the false news.
The president of the FCC, Brendan Carr, who urged Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday to manage the situation of Kimmel before the government is involved, also joined the fray.
“I would like to thank Nexstar for doing the right thing,” he said on X. “Local broadcasters have the obligation to serve the public interest. Although this can be an unprecedented decision, it is important for broadcasters to postpone Disney programs that determine the values of the community. I hope that other broadcasters follow the example of Nexstar.”
Christopher Anders, director of the Democracy and Technology Division of the American American Liberties Union, sounded on this subject, calling Kimmel “the last target of the unconstitutional plan of the Trump administration to silence their criticisms and control what the American people look and read”. Anders took ABC and Nexstar to the task of “curling threats” and giving Carr “exactly what he wanted”.
“This goes beyond the McCarthysm,” said the ACLU representative in a press release. “Trump officials repeatedly abuse their power to stop the ideas they do not like, decide who can speak, write and even joke. The actions of the Trump administration, associated with the capitulation of ABC, represent a serious threat to our freedoms of the first amendment.”
Many have underlined the hypocrisy of Kimmel’s suspension following the recent comments from Brian Kilmeade on Fox News. The same day as the assassination of Kirk, Kilmead and the co-host Lawrence Jones went to “Fox & Friends”, where they discussed the murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, in North Carolina.
“You cannot give them the choice,” said Jones about the homeless. “Either you take the resources we are going to give you, or you decide that you are going to be locked in prison. This is how it must be now.”
“Or an involuntary lethal injection or something,” said Kilmeade. “Kill them.
While Kimmel’s comments bought him a suspension, Kilmeade came down with a apologize.
Assist a complete overview of online responses as they come below:
