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\n\tABC<\/a>\u2018s decision to pull \u201cJimmy Kimmel<\/a> Live!\u201d from its network indefinitely sent shockwaves through the media industry and political world, with commentators criticizing the decision as an act of censorship. <\/p>\n \n\tDisney\u2019s ABC decided to take its flagship late-night program off the schedule \u201cindefinitely\u201d after Nexstar Media, one of the biggest owners of TV stations in the U.S., vowed to pre-empt airings of the program after \u201cstrongly objecting\u201d to Kimmel\u2019s comments on Kirk.<\/p>\n \n\tWanda Sykes, who was set to guest on \u201cKimmel\u201d on Wednesday evening before the taping was canceled, posted a video on Instagram showing support to the late-night host and criticizing the Trump administration.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLet\u2019s see. He didn\u2019t end the Ukraine war or solve Gaza within his first week. But he did end freedom of speech within his first year. Hey, for those of you who pray, now\u2019s the time to do it. Love you, Jimmy.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThis isn\u2019t right,\u201d wrote Ben Stiller.<\/p>\n \n\tMSNBC host Chris Hayes said, \u201cThis is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I\u2019ve ever seen in my life and it\u2019s not even close.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom accused the Republican Party of not believing in free speech, saying \u201cthey are censoring you in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n