"He added that he wasn't trying to blame any specific group "for the actions of what ... was obviously a deeply disturbed individual. That was really the opposite of the point I was trying to make." He said he understood his remarks last week to some "felt either ill-timed or unclear or maybe both." But he made no apologies. And he criticized the ABC affiliates who took his show off the air."
""That's not legal," Kimmel said. "That's not American. It's un-American." Kimmel praises supporters and Kirk's widow The incident triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump's ability to police the words of journalists, commentators and even comics. ABC suspended Kimmel's show last Wednesday following criticism of his remarks about the aftermath of Kirk's killing. But the network brought him back following a backlash against parent company Disney."
"He also singled out people he knows aren't fans of his comedy but stood up for his right to speak, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. "It takes courage for them to speak out against this administration," he said. "They did and they deserve credit for it." Kimmel nearly broke down again in praising Kirk's widow, Erika, who publicly forgave her husband's killer. "That is an example we should follow," he said."
Jimmy Kimmel said he never intended to make light of the murder of a young man and that he does not find the killing funny. He said he was not blaming any group for the actions of a deeply disturbed individual and acknowledged some of his remarks may have been ill-timed or unclear. He declined to apologize and criticized ABC affiliates that pulled his show, calling the actions un-American and illegal. ABC briefly suspended the show but reinstated it after backlash. Kimmel thanked supporters and praised Erika Kirk's public forgiveness as an example to follow.
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