IRVING, TX—On September 17, Nextstar Media Group, ABC Affiliates issued a press release announcing that they have canceled Jimmy Kimmel Live “for the foreseeable future, beginning with tonight’s show. Nextstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of the Christian Conservative activist, Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”
Sincliar Inc., who does business as(DBA),Sinclair broadcasting are those who sign the paychecks for the Disney owned, ABC television network to run Jimmy Kimmel Live has demanded that Jimmy Kimmel offer a sincere apology for his inaccurate, insensitive remarks following the political assassination of Charlie Kirk.
In addition, Kimmel will be expected to make, “a reasonable donation,” to Turning Point USA, before ever being allowed on the air again under the umbrella of Sinclair Broadcasting.
On Monday, September 15, Jimmy Kimmel said, “The MAGA (Make America Great Again) gang is desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
Andrew Alford, the President of Nextstar Broadcasting, issued the following statement.
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located.
Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.”
The amount of scrutiny Kimmel is under is insurmountable. There are a multitude of comments on X and other social media outlets. The irony is that Charlie Kirk was not known to hate anyone. He challenged the beliefs of the young in a debate platform and has been openly praised by those whom he converted.
Journalist and media commentator Megyn Kelly referred to Kimmel’s comments, indicating that Charlie Kirk’s murderer was part of MAGA, and Trump in particular is nothing but a “Vile Lie,” and stated that, “Any employer in media would see how depraved and sick this was.”
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said, “Maybe lying about a deranged left-wing murderer wasn’t a good move?”
Jimmy Kimmel is not the only person to lose his job after exceeding the limits of free speech. Former MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd suggested that Charlie Kirk’s “rhetoric” somehow contributed to his demise. “Hateful words lead to Hateful actions,” Dowd stated.
MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler, and Dowd later apologized for his remarks, acknowledging that they were “Inappropriate and unacceptable.”
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, placed FEMA employee Gavin Sylvia on administrative leave after making derogatory comments on Instagram over President Trump’s decision to have the flags flown at half-staff in honor of the Christian activist, Charlie Kirk.
“Half Staff for literal racist, homophobe, misogynist” Sylvia posted.
Multiple reports indicate that dozens of people who pushed the limits of their freedom of speech by celebrating the political assassination of a fellow American have lost their jobs.
