Why Congress' Democrats are going all out to fight and investigate Jimmy Kimmel's suspension "You can't come after America's comedians," said one House Democrat. "People are going to pay attention." Axios · Sep 19, 2025
'Hit them where it hurts': Angry Disney+ and Hulu users are closing their accounts in their droves as Jimmy Kimmel cancellation saga rumbles on Disney+ and Hulu are facing a mass exodus of users as furious fans and Hollywood creatives hit out over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. TechRadar · Sep 19, 2025
Disney execs and Kimmel haggled over response to FCC Charlie Kirk complaint right before ABC pulled him off air, reports say Late night host and Disney reps could not agree on language that would not exacerbate the situation further The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
US House passes resolution to honor Charlie Kirk in vote that divided Democrats Several Democrats who opposed the measure said they condemned Kirk’s murder, but could not support his speech The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2025
'Do It NBC!': Trump Demands Fallon and Meyers Be Fired Next After Kimmel Suspension Sparks Free Speech Row Following the indefinite suspension of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' over comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination, Donald Trump demands that NBC fire Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, escalating a national debate over free speech, media pressure and broadcast regulation. International Business Times UK · Sep 19, 2025
FCC chair thinks it’s ‘worthwhile’ to investigate ‘The View’ as show skips Jimmy Kimmel firing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr discussed the potential probe into ‘The View’ one day after ABC announced Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Does Jimmy Kimmel’s removal over Charlie Kirk violate freedom of speech? Disney-owned ABC pulled Kimmel’s late-night show off the air after he made comments about MAGA and Tyler Robinson. Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2025
Dozens of workers penalized after Charlie Kirk shooting, from journalists to Jimmy Kimmel Employers and officials are cracking down on comments considered ‘inappropriate’ after far-right activist was killed The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2025
Protesters gather outside Jimmy Kimmel’s studio after show suspension Protesters gathered outside Jimmy Kimmel’s Hollywood studio on Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show indefinitely. Euronews · Sep 19, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel suspended: How late-night hosts are taking a stand for free speech Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, John Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers have all voiced support for Jimmy Kimmel following the controversial suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Euronews · Sep 19, 2025
Yanking Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a new low for free speech in America Kimmel’s sudden defenestration may be a political success for Trump but it’s a dire sign for free speech in America The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2025
David Letterman shares text exchange revealing Jimmy Kimmel’s reaction to suspension He revealed what Kimmel was up to in the immediate aftermath of learning news The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Donald Trump is reshaping the US media landscape: After Kimmel, who’s next? Critics fear crackdowns on free speech as Donald Trump escalating his campaign to reshaping the American media landscape. After late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, will media companies manage to protect other media personalities expressing their First Amendment rights? Euronews · Sep 19, 2025
Marvel star announces Disney boycott after Jimmy Kimmel suspension Actor boldly urged fans to cancel their subscriptions The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025 US Comics Slam 'Censorship' After Kimmel Pulled Late-night TV comics skewered President Donald Trump and denounced "blatant censorship" after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was pulled off air over his comments on the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025 Jon Stewart’s ‘obedient’ Daily Show monologue on Jimmy Kimmel lambasts Trump and the state of free speech in America Jon Stewart interviewed Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa about disinformation and free speech
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025 Stephen Colbert brands Trump an ‘autocrat’ as he defends suspended Jimmy Kimmel Stephen Colbert called ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘blatant censorship’
The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2025 Late-night show hosts decry suspension of Kimmel’s show: ‘Blatant assault on freedom of speech’ Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman criticize ABC’s parent company, Disney and FCC chief Brendan Carr
Reason · Sep 19, 2025 Would Jimmy Kimmel Have Standing To Bring a Jawboning Claim Under Murthy? Whatever standing rule applies to the red team should apply to the blue team.
Reason · Sep 19, 2025 The FCC Chair's Unprecedented, and Constitutionally Problematic, Response to Jimmy Kimmel And Trump's much more extreme one. [EV writes: I bumped this post from yesterday, because it struck me as especially timely and substantively valuable.]
International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025 Eying Bottom Line, US Media Giants Bow To Trump The suspension by Disney-owned ABC of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is the latest surrender by a US media giant to pressure from the Trump administration, putting the bottom line over free speech.
Reason · Sep 19, 2025 Abolish the FCC The Trump Administration's recent abuses of the agency's powers lend weight to longstanding libertarian arguments for abolishing it, going back to Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase's classic 1959 article.
We Got This Covered · Sep 19, 2025 ‘New and dangerous level’: Even Obama sees that MAGA has weaponized cancel culture to an extreme Even Obama sees the issues here.
Fortune · Sep 19, 2025 Bob Iger got it right suspending Jimmy Kimmel: It’s what Walt would have done He refused to apologize. Guaranteed First Amendment legal rights are different from a private enterprise exercising editorial judgment.
Axios · Sep 18, 2025 Senate Republicans squirm over FCC comments on Jimmy Kimmel The reactions create another remarkable split screen in the age of Trump.