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Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s late night show was pulled off the air<\/a> following his controversial comments about the death of Charlie Kirk<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n During the Monday, September 15, broadcast<\/a> of Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em><\/a>, Kimmel, 57, shared his thoughts about Kirk\u2019s murder. (The conservative political activist was shot and killed<\/a> during an event at Utah Valley University on September 10. Kirk was 31.)<\/p>\n \u201cWe 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 with everything they can to score political points from,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cIn between the finger pointing, there was grieving.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimmel added that President Donald Trump<\/strong> ordered the flags to fly at half-staff. He also noted that Trump was taking the news \u201chard\u201d before showing a clip of the president talking to reporters about the White House ballroom construction after he was asked how he was coping with Kirk\u2019s tragic passing.<\/p>\n Stars React to Jimmy Kimmel Being Pulled From ABC Lineup After Charlie Kirk Comments<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s at the fourth stage of grief, construction,\u201d Kimmel quipped. \u201cIt\u2019s demolition, construction.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimmel then took a dig at Trump, 79, who was reportedly close to Kirk.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend,\u201d Kimmel claimed. \u201cThis is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.\u201d<\/p>\n Days after the show aired, news broke that ABC was taking Kimmel off the air.<\/p>\n \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,\u201d an ABC spokesperson confirmed to Us Weekly<\/em> on Wednesday, September 17.<\/p>\n ABC\u2019s move comes after Nexstar Media, which owns multiple TV stations, reportedly threatened to eliminate the late night show from its lineup. The company told Variety<\/em><\/a> in a statement on Wednesday that they \u201cstrongly\u201d objected to \u201crecent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk.\u201d<\/p>\n Us<\/em> has reached out to Kimmel for comment.<\/p>\n Kirk was a controversial figure during his life and has continued to be polarizing post-mortem. While many stars and political figures have mourned Kirk and denounced his murder, there has been backlash and consequences from those who have spoken negatively. Multiple public figures have been fired for insensitive remarks about Kirk, including MSNBC correspondent Matthew Dowd<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n