{"id":2031319,"date":"2025-09-18T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2031319"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:40:58","slug":"canceled-kimmel-guest-wanda-sykes-drops-scathing-reality-check-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/canceled-kimmel-guest-wanda-sykes-drops-scathing-reality-check-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Canceled \u2018Kimmel\u2019 Guest Wanda Sykes Drops Scathing Reality Check On Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wanda Sykes was supposed to be the main guest on Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Instead, the actor and comedian found herself issuing a video message \u201cin a full face of make-up\u201d via Instagram after her appearance was pulled at the last minute as the program was suspended indefinitely by ABC<\/a> after government complaints about a recent Kimmel monologue about the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the clip, the actor and comedian explained: \u201cI was supposed to go over and have a chat with my friend Jimmy Kimmel on his show, but as you have heard by now, the Jimmy Kimmel show has been pulled indefinitely, abruptly, because of complaints from the Trump administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sykes then directly called out President Donald Trump<\/a>, saying:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSo, let\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<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Watch Sykes\u2019 comments here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An audience member has also revealed how they only found out the show wouldn\u2019t be going ahead while waiting in line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThey waited to pull the plug on this right as a studio audience was about to walk in,\u201d he told the Associated Press. \u201cThey didn\u2019t tell us what had happened, they just said that the show was canceled. Initially, my concern was, \u2018I hope everyone\u2019s okay, no one got injured.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAs they told us the show was being canceled, at the same time online they announced that it was indefinitely, which we can probably assume is forever, taken off the air because of certain comments that were made, which I was not aware of,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd then I went to go look to see what those comments were and they didn\u2019t really seem to justify the means, it seemed to be a bit extreme.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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