The night ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its schedule, Hollywood shook. A single phrase — “This isn’t right” — typed by Ben Stiller and echoed by thousands online, ignited a firestorm of rage, confusion, and conspiracy. What seemed like just another late-night controversy has now spiraled into a full-blown cultural battlefield, with accusations of censorship, backroom deals, and betrayal flying across every corner of the ... Read more
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension explodes into controversy as the FCC Chairman delivers a scathing rebuke.NH
FCC chairman Brendan Carr appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show to praise Nexstar and Sinclair for pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from their ABC affiliate stations, after which ABC suspended production of the show indefinitely. “Something’s gone seriously awry,” Carr said about late night shows like Kimmel’s. “They went from being court jesters that would make fun of everybody ... Read more
Viewers stunned as Jimmy Kimmel Live is abruptly replaced by a Charlie Kirk tribute sparking Sinclair’s fierce apology demand.NH
Media conglomerate Sinclair will replace the Friday timeslot of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with a Charlie Kirk tribute special on its ABC affiliate stations — and is offering the special to all other ABC stations across the country. In addition, the company is demanding that Kimmel apologize to Kirk’s family and send “a meaningful personal donation” to them as well as Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk founded that ... Read more
Ben Stiller’s reaction goes viral as ABC faces media firestorm over pulling Jimmy Kimmel from the spotlight.NH
ABC‘s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its network indefinitely sent shockwaves through the media industry and political world, with commentators criticizing the decision as an act of censorship. Disney’s ABC decided to take its flagship late-night program off the schedule “indefinitely” after Nexstar Media, one of the biggest owners of TV stations in the U.S., vowed to pre-empt airings of the program after ... Read more
Jimmy Kimmel halts his show and in that silence we see how Trump is transforming late-night television.NH
Watching this week's Emmys, a viewer could assume there's never been a better time in Hollywood to hold its most powerful to account. Major winners Hacks and The Studio both poke fun at the tightrope between populism and art. Recently axed late-night host Stephen Colbert won his first Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series, as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. In reality, the red carpet had barely ... Read more