Jimmy Kimmel pulls in a massive fortune hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — at least he did until it was suspended indefinitely this week.
The late-night talk show was reportedly making $15 to $16 million a year by hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” according to Forbes and Celebrity Net Worth.
With that, Kimmel’s overall annual earnings possibly reach or surpass $20 million when other income sources such as endorsements, media projects and bonuses are included.
His net worth is currently estimated at $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
On Wednesday, ABC announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was suspended because of comments the host made on the show Monday night in the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel criticized Republican reactions to the political identity of Tyler Robinson, who is charged with killing him.
In his opening monologue, the host said that “we hit some new lows over the weekend with the 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.”
He then cued up footage of a reporter asking Trump how he was holding up while mourning Kirk’s death.
“I think very good,” Trump said, quickly pivoting to talk about the construction of a ballroom at the White House.
“It’s gonna be a beauty,” the president said in the clip.
Trump later commented on Kimmel’s suspension on his social media platform Truth.
“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,” Trump wrote. “Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT”
Kimmel, like CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert, has consistently been critical of President Donald Trump and many of his policies on his ABC show. CBS said this past summer that it would be canceling Colbert’s show at the end of this season for financial reasons, although some critics have wondered if his stance on Trump played a role.
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