"ABC's decision to suspend "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" indefinitely is a statement about the limits of speech in a media landscape that already feels precarious. By pulling him off the air over an unverified claim about Charlie Kirk's killer, the network turned a late-night quip into a referendum on who gets to define acceptable commentary. For Hollywood, and anyone who sees free expression as more than a brand slogan, the message lands with force."
"ABC's voluntary move to program a rerun of "Celebrity Family Feud" at 11:35pm came after verbal threats from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and ongoing threats from President Donald Trump that the network should pull " Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The next morning, the chilling effect was so profound that Kimmel wasn't even mentioned on ABC's "The View." Comedians have long complained that "political correctness" from the left limited what they could say, but the most aggressive assault on free speech now comes from the right."
ABC suspended "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" indefinitely after a late-night unverified claim about Charlie Kirk's killer and replaced the slot with a rerun of "Celebrity Family Feud." The decision followed verbal threats from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and repeated calls from President Donald Trump that the network should pull the show. The suspension produced a chilling effect across network programming, including omitting Kimmel from broadcasts such as "The View." The pressure shifted the most aggressive assault on free speech toward the right, and Carr's actions resembled government intimidation. Disney damaged its own financial interests to placate the president, and an ethics expert warned that hesitation to speak will worsen while core constitutional freedoms are in jeopardy.
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