Hundreds of Hollywood stars had earlier today signed an open letter defending Kimmel following the decision.
Late night TV show presenter Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off the air following a row over comments about Charlie Kirk, will return on Tuesday.
Kimmel, who was accused of being « offensive and insensitive » because of what he said on his show last Monday, will go back on air in his regular slot.
Disney said in a statement: « 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.
« 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. »
Hundreds of Hollywood stars have today signed an open letter to defend free speech following Kimmel’s suspension.
Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Anniston, Selena Gomez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are among those who have penned the appeal.
More than 430 of the stars, including comedians, directors and writers, urged Americans to « fight to defend and preserve our constitutionally protected rights ».
The letter is addressed to the American Civil Liberties Union, and argues the decision was a « dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation ».
