{"id":247914,"date":"2025-09-23T03:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T03:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/247914\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T03:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T03:39:11","slug":"disney-brings-back-jimmy-kimmels-show-after-backlash-spurred-massive-boycott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/247914\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney brings back Jimmy Kimmel’s show after backlash spurred massive boycott"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disney<\/a> said Monday that Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show will return to ABC on Tuesday, after suspending it last week amid a revolt from network affiliates over the comedian\u2019s comments about Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n

The reversal from the media and entertainment giant comes after Kimmel supporters pushed for a boycott of Disney\u2019s content, products, and theme parks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast 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,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cWe have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to backlash from Disney customers, top conservatives criticized the FCC<\/a> for suggesting it would take regulatory action against media companies for airing Kimmel\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul said that while they disagree with what Kimmel said, the FCC chairman\u2019s comments risked infringing on free speech.<\/p>\n

During his show last Monday, Kimmel criticized what he called the \u201cMAGA gang\u201d for \u201cdesperately 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.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Afterward but before ABC pulled the show, FCC Chair Brendan\u00a0Carr called Kimmel\u2019s comments \u201ctruly sick\u201d and hinted at regulatory action against the network and Disney, warning \u201cwe can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nexstar Media Group<\/a>, which owns 32 ABC affiliate stations and is\u00a0pursuing a $6.2 billion merger with Tegna<\/a>\u00a0requiring FCC approval, announced it would preempt the show \u201cfor the foreseeable future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sinclair<\/a>\u00a0Broadcasting, the nation\u2019s largest ABC affiliate group, also removed the show and\u00a0demanded Kimmel apologize to Kirk\u2019s family<\/a>\u00a0and make a \u201csubstantial personal donation\u201d to them and Turning Point USA.<\/p>\n

After Kimmel\u2019s suspension, Carr later\u00a0told CNBC<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cwe\u2019re not done yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Monday, Sinclair<\/a> it will be continue preempting\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u00a0on its ABC stations and replace it with news programming.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDiscussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show\u2019s potential return,\u201d it added. <\/p>\n

Nexstar hasn\u2019t announced yet what it will do.<\/p>\n

Disney drew flak for taking Kimmel\u2019s show off the air last week. Protestors appeared outside the corporate headquarters in Burbank, Calif., while angry Disney+ and\u00a0Hulu<\/a>\u00a0users flooded social-media accounts and customer service pages.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0internet lit up with\u00a0users sharing screenshots<\/a>\u00a0of canceled subscriptions to Disney-owned streaming services or canceled vacations at Disney properties.\u00a0Then celebrities\u2014and even actors who previously worked for Disney\u2014joined in. <\/p>\n

Tatiana Maslany, who starred in the Disney+ series\u00a0She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, posted a behind-the-scenes image from the show on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0with text overlaid that said \u201ccancel your @disneyplus @hulu @espn subscriptions!\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Marisa Tomei, who played Aunt May in\u00a0Spider-Man\u00a0movies distributed by\u00a0Sony<\/a>\u00a0as well as\u00a0Avengers\u00a0movies from Disney, reposted a call to \u201cunsubscribe and boycott\u201d Disney platforms.<\/p>\n

That followed other talent threatening to turn away from Disney. Writer and producer\u00a0Damon Lindelof, whose show\u00a0Lost\u00a0ran on ABC, expressed his solidarity with Kimmel and said he hopes the suspension of his show is lifted soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it isn\u2019t, I can\u2019t in good conscience work for the company that imposed it,\u201d he added.\n<\/p>\n

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