In the days following ABC’s shocking suspension of late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel, numerous celebrities and politicians have weighed in on the ensuing controversy, openly condemning Disney for their decision.
Among the many dissenting voices crying out for Kimmel’s reinstatement, John Oliver discussed the recent event in great detail on HBO’s fan-favorite comedy series, Last Week Tonight.
In said discussion, the Emmy-winning talk show host heavily criticized Disney and ABC’s decision to suspend Kimmel over allegedly insensitive remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
In his address, Oliver specifically spoke to Disney CEO Bob Iger, pointedly telling the executive not to give into pressure from Donald Trump and the FCC to remove Jimmy Kimmel from the air waves.
“One day, the history of the time we’re living through is going to be written, and when it is, I’m not sure it’s those in this administration who are even gonna come off the worst,” Oliver said on the show. “Now don’t get me wrong, they’re going to come off terribly.”
“But history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen, whether it was for money, convenience or just comfort,” the 48-year-old comedian continued.
“Look, at some point you’re going to have to draw a line. So I’d argue, why not draw it right here?” Oliver went on to say. “And when they come to you with stupid ridiculous demands, picking fights that you know you could win in court instead of rolling over, why not stand up and use four key words they don’t tend to teach you in business school. Not ‘Okay, you’re the boss.’ Not ‘Whatever you say goes.’ But instead, the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away. And that is, ‘F**k you, make me.’”
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