ABC has indefinitely pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! following threats from the FCC chairman and backlash over Kimmel's comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel's monologue criticized President Trump's response to the killing, and his remarks angered Trump and prompted FCC chair Brendan Carr to threaten action against ABC affiliates. Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group subsequently dropped the show, with Sinclair replacing it with a Kirk tribute. Kimmel's supporters, including Governor Newsom and several unions, are condemning the move as censorship.
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