"Disney gave in to threats from FCC chairman and occasional speech regulator Brendan Carr this evening, announcing that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be pulled off the air "indefinitely." Carr was unhappy that Kimmel characterized the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk as "anything other than" a member of the "MAGA gang" and threatened to pull broadcast licenses of stations airing his show as a result."
""We hit some new lows over the weekend, with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything but one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it," Kimmel said near the top of his monologue. The remarks come just after the 2-minute mark in the clip on YouTube."
"Carr has regularly used his position as FCC chairman to try to manipulate speech by broadcasters that rely on his agency. He previously implied that CBS's cancellation of Steven Colbert's late-night show helped get the company's merger with Paramount approved. The companies had to agree to government speech regulations in order to seal the deal. The Verge has reached out to the FCC to ask what specifically in Kimmel's show is objectionable and which rules it is in violation of. The commission did not immediately provide comment."
Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely after FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses of stations airing the show. Carr objected to Kimmel's on-air characterization of the alleged Charlie Kirk shooter and pressured broadcasters over the monologue. The clip that prompted the action remains available on YouTube for viewers to judge. Carr has previously used his FCC position to press broadcasters, including implying a CBS programming decision influenced a merger approval with regulatory terms. The FCC did not immediately provide a response when asked which specific rules Kimmel's monologue violated.
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