{"id":31854,"date":"2025-09-22T23:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/31854\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T23:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:43:09","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-may-come-back-to-tv-following-celebrity-and-public-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/31854\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel May Come Back to TV Following Celebrity and Public Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Jimmy Kimmel Live! will recommence after less than a week off the air. On Monday afternoon, Disney released a statement regarding Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s suspension. \u201cLast Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive,\u201d the statement read (per Variety<\/a>). \u201cWe have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

The original article continues as follows.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> has gone from the face of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Jimmy Kimmel Live to the face of censorship. Last week, the ABC late-night host\u2019s eponymous show was suspended indefinitely<\/a> after pressure from the FCC due to comments made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It was an unprecedented move for late-night television, and instantly sparked protests from Hollywood unions, politicians, and countless celebrities who have sat beside Kimmel on his show over the years.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t long before people were calling for a boycott of Disney, ABC\u2019s parent company, with previous Marvel star Tatiana Maslany calling for fans to cancel Disney+ and Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof refusing to work with the company until the suspension was lifted. Now, it looks like all the public pressure is starting to have an effect.<\/p>\n

Stephanie Keith\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

According to Variety<\/a>, Jimmy Kimmel is currently in negotiations with Disney trying to find a path back to broadcast. There aren\u2019t any details on the progress of these conversations or the terms Kimmel is willing to accept, but the finances of his staffers, especially in the wake of the dual Hollywood strikes of 2023, may be a major factor.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Disney\u2019s reputation is only becoming more sullied. Stock has fallen, and Marvel\u2019s Mark Ruffalo warned on Threads<\/a> that, \u201cIt\u2019s going to go down a lot further if they cancel his show.\u201d Over 400 celebrities have signed the American Civil Liberties Union\u2019s open letter<\/a> in defense of free speech, including big names like Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and Jennifer Aniston. Also included in the list are multiple actors from Disney\u2019s Marvel and Star Wars franchises, including Pedro Pascal, Diego Luna, Florence Pugh, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Kumail Nanjiani, and Natalie Portman.<\/p>\n

Protests continued in front of the Los Angeles studio where Jimmy Kimmel Live! is filmed. <\/p>\n

DAVID PASHAEE\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

As it stands now, Kimmel is still suspended from the airways, but the longer the absence lasts, the harder it will be for Disney to earn the public\u2019s and these celebrities\u2019 forgiveness. Of course, this decision doesn\u2019t just lie with Disney, as Nexstar Media, the company that owns the majority of TV stations in the United States, made the decision not to air Kimmel\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

But at the end of the day, it\u2019s Disney\u2019s name on the series above Kimmel\u2019s, and the pressure of tarnishing that name may be the most powerful weapon we have access to. Hopefully, it\u2019ll be more powerful than pressure from the powers that be.<\/p>\n

This article was originally published 3 hours ago<\/p>\n

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