Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group have announced they will continue to preempt the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in key markets, extending backlash over the host’s controversial remarks.
Despite Disney’s announcement that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to the air, major local station owners, Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, have announced they will continue to preempt the show in key markets, extending backlash over the host’s controversial remarks.
Kimmel’s late-night show was initially pulled off the air last Wednesday after Kimmel’s remarks about the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk sparked outrage and a veiled threat from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Disney decided to suspend the show after Nexstar and Sinclair pulled Kimmel from their stations, and Kimmel reportedly told executives he would not apologize for his comments.
The situation caused outrage among liberals, who said Kimmel was being punished for exercising freedom of speech. Conservatives countered that Kimmel’s comments suggesting Kirk’s suspected killer was a MAGA member were outrageous and false.
Disney announced on Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return, and the host is expected to address the controversy on the show Tuesday night.
