{"id":213563,"date":"2025-10-10T05:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213563\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T05:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:48:16","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-said-he-didnt-think-his-charlie-kirk-comments-were-a-big-problem-and-he-was-maliciously-mischaracterized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213563\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Said He Didn’t Think His Charlie Kirk Comments Were “A Big Problem” And He Was “Maliciously Mischaracterized”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> is looking back at his comments about the “MAGA gang” and President Donald Trump<\/a> after Charlie Kirk<\/a>‘s assassination with clarity \u2014 his statement was “mischaracterized” and it shouldn’t have been a “big problem.”<\/p>\n

Randy Holmes \/ Getty Images, ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

On Oct. 8, during a Bloomberg Screentime<\/a> event in Los Angeles<\/a>, the late-night host reflected on his controversial monologue that led to Disney’s ABC temporarily suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a>!\"Man<\/p>\n

Bloomberg \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

In a conversation with moderator Lucas Shaw, Jimmy revealed that he didn’t think there was a “big problem” with his Sept. 15 monologue.\"Two<\/p>\n

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“I didn’t think there was a big problem,” Jimmy said. “I saw it as distortion on the part of some of the right-wing media networks and I aimed to correct it.”\"A<\/p>\n

Bloomberg \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

“I have problems like all the time, and it’s kind of funny because sometimes you think, Well, this is not a problem, and then it turns into a big problem. And sometimes it goes the other way, where to think like, ‘Uh oh, this is going to be a problem’ and nobody really notices.”\"Person<\/p>\n

Bloomberg \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

“I think when they pulled the show off the air, I thought, Well, that’s unusual,” Jimmy continued.\"Man<\/p>\n

Randy Holmes \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

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When Lucas asked him if he believed that his comments were mischaracterized, he responded bluntly. “I didn’t feel like it. It was,” he said. “It was intentionally, and I think maliciously, mischaracterized.”\"Man<\/p>\n

Patrick T. Fallon \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

On Sept. 10, Charlie was shot and killed while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University.\"A<\/p>\n

Michael S. Schwartz \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

On Sept. 15, Jimmy addressed the media’s reaction to the assassination during his monologue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joe Raedle \/ Getty Images, ABC<\/p>\n

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk<\/a> as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” he said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”<\/p>\n

“On Friday, the White House flew the flags at half-staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this,” Jimmy added, showing a clip of Trump changing the subject from Charlie to boast about the White House ballroom instead.<\/p>\n

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On Sept. 17, Nexstar said in a statement that its “owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network” would “preempt<\/a> Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a> for the foreseeable future, beginning with tonight’s show.””The idea that I would not have, whatever it was, 40 affiliates, I was like, ‘Well, that’s it,'” Jimmy told Lucas. “There seemed to be a list of demands presented to me that I was not going to go along with any of them. And I was like, well, I guess we’re done. I said to my wife, ‘That’s it. It’s over.'”\"A<\/p>\n

Patrick T. Fallon \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

On Sept. 22, the Walt Disney<\/a> Company issued a statement confirming that Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> Live! would return<\/a> to the air. “Last 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.”\"A<\/p>\n

Michael Le Brecht \/ Disney<\/p>\n

In the statement about the late show’s return<\/a>, the Disney Company said, “We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.”\"Three<\/p>\n

Variety \/ Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Discussing those “thoughtful conversations” with Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger and Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden, Jimmy said, “These are people that I’ve known for a long time and who I like very much, and we all wanted this to work out best.”<\/p>\n

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Jimmy explained that talking with Bob and Dana “helped me think everything through,” and “understand where everyone was coming from,” after the reaction to his monologue.\"Person<\/p>\n

Bloomberg \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

“I can sometimes be reactionary, I can sometimes be aggressive, and I can sometimes be unpleasant, and I think that really having those days to think about it was helpful,” Jimmy said.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the interview, Lucas asked Jimmy if he foresaw being so centered on politics lately. “I’ve always been interested in politics, but I was never a particularly political person. I also think maybe, maybe you did, but maybe you didn’t have to be back then,” he said. “I think this is a very different situation that we’re in now. And also, my job, as I see it, is to talk about the news of the day. And these are the big stories of the day.”\"Man<\/p>\n

Araya Doheny \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

According to Nielsen, Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a>‘s first episode back<\/a> garnered over 6 million views, which is four times the usual audience. The monologue<\/a> alone from that episode had over 22 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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