{"id":166577,"date":"2025-09-19T01:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T01:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/166577\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T01:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T01:01:06","slug":"the-view-hosts-avoid-talking-about-abc-axing-jimmy-kimmel-but-an-insider-says-they-were-not-silenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/166577\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The View’ hosts avoid talking about ABC axing Jimmy Kimmel, but an insider says they ‘were not silenced’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cView\u201d hosts were unusually quiet on the topic of their network yanking \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d from the airwaves<\/a>. But we\u2019re told they weren\u2019t ordered to steer clear of the stunning news.<\/p>\n

Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sarah Haines, Joy Behar, and Alyssa Farrah Griffin said nothing about the biggest TV story of week during their live Thursday broadcast.<\/p>\n

The ladies of \u201cThe View\u201d weren\u2019t told to stay silent about Jimmy Kimmel. ABC<\/p>\n

But while both are ABC shows, an insider told us the ladies \u201cwere not silenced.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were not told not to discuss it,\u201d the source said. <\/p>\n

The insider suggested that the ladies may have been waiting for Kimmel to speak out, as they did when CBS pulled the plug on Stephen Colbert and the \u201cLate Show\u201d franchise<\/a> in July. \u201cIt\u2019s an ongoing story and hot topics are discussed daily,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s show over Charlie Kirk comment. GC Images<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s episode of \u201cThe View\u201d was filmed on Thursday afternoon, but it\u2019s unclear if they tackled the topic of Kimmel. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, ABC insiders are incensed that the network didn\u2019t protect Kimmel <\/a>by editing his monologue, in which he said of Charlie Kirk\u2019s alleged murderer, Tyler Robinson, \u201cThe MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charlie Kirk was assasinated in Utah on Sept. 10. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Kimmel has been a searing critiic of the president, and the remark was used to pressure Disney, which owns ABC, to shelve his show.<\/p>\n

\u201cABC is stupid,\u201d one network source fumed to the New York Post. \u201cThey should have edited Kimmel. They know [President Donald] Trump is after him. Their standards department should have flagged it. They should have known better.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABC insiders are outraged over the network pulling Kimmel. Disney<\/p>\n

Nexstar Media Group, which is a main owner of ABC affiliates, announced it wouldn\u2019t air him on their stations. Meanwhile, Sinclair Broadcasting said they\u2019re also pulling him from its stations unless he apologizes to Kirk\u2019s family and donates to his political activist group.<\/p>\n

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