The open letter, published by the American Civil Liberties Union Monday morning, calls Kimmel’s suspension “unconstitutional and un-American” and a “dark moment for freedom of speech.”
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The letter, published by the American Civil Liberties Union Monday morning, calls Kimmel’s suspension a “dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation” and accuses the government of “threatening private companies and individuals that the President disagrees with.”
More than 400 artists in total signed the letter, according to the ACLU, which calls ABC’s suspension of Kimmel “unconstitutional and un-American.”
“Efforts by leaders to pressure artists, journalists, and companies with retaliation for their speech strike at the heart of what it means to live in a free country,” the letter states, adding the signatories believe “voices should never be silenced by those in power – because if it happens to one of us, it happens to all of us.Which Celebrities Signed The Aclu’s Open Letter?
Among the hundreds of signatories are Oscar winners Streep, Hanks, Natalie Portman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro, Joaquin Phoenix, Ariana DeBose, Frances McDormand, Regina King and Jane Fonda.
