On Thursday, Jamie Lee Curtis took to Instagram with a response to Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension — though calling it a “response” might be overstating it. She simply reposted a Rolling Stone quote to her stories from an April 2025 interview where Kimmel told the outlet: “I don’t think anybody should be canceled. I really don’t.”
That’s it. No caption, no added commentary. Which is exactly the point. Curtis has been outspoken before — earlier this summer, she bluntly warned that Stephen Colbert’s cancellation “wasn’t just about ratings” and flagged the broader cuts to NPR and PBS as part of a dangerous pattern. But here? She said nothing. The hosts of The View also opted to stay silent following Kimmel’s dismissal. And in this climate, that silence reads louder than anything.
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It’s hard not to notice the shift. Colbert’s cancellation came just as CBS was pushing through a merger with Skydance Media, led by David Ellison, a Trump ally whose name has been floating around with talks of a TikTok sale. NPR’s federal funding was stripped. Now Kimmel, who has long been one of Trump’s late-night critics, is suspended indefinitely. Each decision comes packaged as financial or procedural. But Curtis’ decision to simply reshare Kimmel’s own words frames it differently: this isn’t just about programming. It’s about who gets to speak — and who doesn’t.
That’s why the post lands as chilling. Because Curtis knows better than most what happens when institutions get chipped away, one by one. After Trump’s 2024 win, she addressed parents of trans kids directly, admitting that she was scared for her daughter Ruby’s future. She encouraged families to “fight against tyranny, one day at a time.” The stakes, for her, have always been deeply personal.
Curtis didn’t have to spell it out — because what’s happening is already clear. Sharing Kimmel’s words without commentary lands like its own kind of alarm. We’re watching the ground shift in real time, and pretending otherwise feels impossible.
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