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ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely after backlash over Kimmel's remarks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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ABC's decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel's show has echoes and contrasts of Roseanne Barr firing Los Angeles TimesABC hopes to bring Jimmy Kimmel back, but temperature needs to be taken down under FCC threats CNNLate-night hosts reacted to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension with the sharpest tools in their kit: comedy and defiance Business InsiderTrump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech The New York TimesJimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments BBC
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Kimmel's hiatus is drawing comparisons to CBS' cancellation of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" and raising questions about the protection of free speech.
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Two ABC affiliate owners spoke out against late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ahead of ABC's decision to suspend the presenter over comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former FCC chairperson Tom Wheeler about ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air after comments on the right's reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk.
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