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Dozens of ABC membership stations will be Charlie Kirk In the slot of Jimmy Kimmel after controversial comments from Liberal hosts about the so-called assassins of conservative activists.
Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which operates 30 ABC branches, announced Wednesday that it will decide to “Jimmy Kimmel’s life! Indefinitely.
Sinclair joined Nexstar, another owner of the ABC branch, to seize Kimmel’s late-night plan before Disney decided.
“Mr. Kimmel’s speech is inappropriate and very insensitive at a critical moment in our country,” Sinclair Vice Chairman Jason Smith said in a statement.
Sinclair Broadcasting Group announced that it will pay tribute to Charlie Kirk in Jimmy Kimmel’s vacant time slot. （Phil Magakoe/AFP/Getty Images）
Sinclair, Criticized It won’t lift the suspension from media that play right-leaning content from other media outlets, “until a formal discussion with ABC about the network’s commitment to professionalism and accountability.”
“Sinclair also called on Mr. Kimmel to apologize to the Kirk family. In addition, we ask Mr. Kimmel to make meaningful personal contributions to the Kirk family and the United States turn around the United States,” the company said. “Whatever ABC plans for the future of the program, Sinclair intends not to return to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ until we are confident that we believe that appropriate steps have been taken to safeguard the expectations of the national broadcast platform.”
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Earlier in the day, Nexstar Media Group announced it would seize “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on its ABC branch.
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments on Mr. Kirk’s death are offensive and insensitive at a critical moment in our national political discourse, and we do not think they reflect the views, opinions or values of our local communities,” Nexstar broadcast chief Andrew Alford said in a press release.
“Continuing to provide Mr. Kimmel with a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is not in the public interest at all, and we have made the difficult decisions to get ahead of his performances to get our minds prevailing as we prevail in moving towards a respectful, constructive conversation.”
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Tyler Robinson, 22, faces murder after being assassinated by American co-founder Charlie Kirk. (Photo by Governor Spencer Cox; Alex Brandon/AP)
Kimmel accused conservatives of hitting a “new low” when fixing left-wing ideology on 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson, despite prosecutors reiterating the links in Tuesday’s indictment.
“We had some new lows over the weekend, and the Margot Gang desperately tried to describe the child who murdered Charlie Kirk, except for one of them, and did everything possible to get political points from it.”
Kimmel has received sharp criticism for showing that the killer is a supporter of Maga. Some of his defenders He has been suggested to be taken out of background or misunderstood.
Hollywood Reporter Kimmel is ready to address the objection on Wednesday’s show and “plans to explain what he said and prove how it was taken out of the context.” However, Disney took the decision out of his hand.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr also posed a threat to Disney if it did not resolve the dispute. Later he welcomed the company’s decision.
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President Donald Trump and many supporters Cheer decision On Wednesday night, Trump called it “good news for the United States.”
On the other hand, some people on the right question whether this is Government surpasses. Disney’s decision on Kimmel’s plan also sparked liberal outrage.
“I’m not sure who deserves more contempt and disgust: Trump and the FCC blatantly violated the Constitution, Disney and Nexstar sacrificed their values and folded them to a boss who missed the mob and his authoritarian,” Rep. Daniel Goldman, dn.y.
