Marc Maron is among the celebrities speaking out in wake of Disney-owned ABC’s decision on Sept. 17 to “indefinitely” take late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off the air after pressure from FCC chair Brendan Carr and ABC affiliates, following Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk’s accused killer.
The comedian-actor-podcaster took to Instagram to share his views on Sept. 17 in a tightly shot selfie video that shows Maron with his hair slicked back, wearing glasses and speaking out about the controversial move.
“It’s happening. Jimmy Kimmel has been muzzled and taken off the air by his network ABC, who are buckling to and trying to appease the Nextstar media conglomerate, who have a lot of affiliates, and they threatened to preempt him at the suggestion of the FCC chair,” Maron states.
“This is government censorship. This is the Trump administration coming after people who speak out against him. This is the end of it. If you have any concern or belief in real freedom or the Constitution and free speech, this is it. This is the deciding moment. This is what authoritarianism looks like right now in this country. It’s happening,” he adds.
“So if you’re a free speech warrior or you really talk the talk about protecting free speech, this isn’t about saying the R word or the T word or any of that. This is government censorship. This isn’t f—king Twitter. This isn’t people getting cancelled because of a cultural pile on. This is the United States government silencing voices that they disagree with. FCC chair Carr put this out. This is his directive. This is the U.S. government.”
“Look, if they can come for Kimmel, they can come for anybody. This is happening. It’s time to act. Figure it out. Find a way. Come together. Push back because if this goes, it’s over,” he concludes.
To make sure his message was clear, Maron added captioning to his statement and posted in the caption, “It’s time to act. Organize, speak out, be peaceful, be urgent. It’s happening very fast.”
Maron’s fans responded in the comments with various thoughts.
“Mind you all, it’s only been 9 months that this dude has been in power….and we lose free speech?” wrote one, to which another fan responded, “It was always the plan.”
“Thank you for using your platform,” another fan posted.
Others suggested protesting with their pocketbooks.
“Cancelling Hulu/Disney,” one stated.
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