{"id":2033001,"date":"2025-09-18T23:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T23:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2033001"},"modified":"2025-09-18T23:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T23:29:23","slug":"abc-insider-hopes-liberals-take-this-lesson-away-from-jimmy-kimmel-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/abc-insider-hopes-liberals-take-this-lesson-away-from-jimmy-kimmel-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC insider hopes liberals take this lesson away from Jimmy Kimmel saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One ABC insider had a message particularly for liberals in the fallout of &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; being pulled from the airwaves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I hope it teaches the left (and the right that still cares about speech) that the executive branch agencies have waaaaay too much power,&#8221; the network staffer told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fox News Digital.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fox News Digital.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If you don\u2019t want your political enemy to get to define hate speech, then you don\u2019t want to criminalize hate speech,&#8221; they continued. &#8220;Same goes for the FCC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neither Disney nor ABC responded to Fox News Digital&#8217;s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/liberals-rage-abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-off-air-following-charlie-kirk-assassin-comments\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Liberals Rage As Abc Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off The Air Following Charlie Kirk Assassin Comments;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Liberals Rage As Abc Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off The Air Following Charlie Kirk Assassin Comments<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ZEDABd6pBqKRGK6C0BscGw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/fb26365aa95036ea05622b40f65394b9\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>An ABC insider told Fox News Digital they took a lesson from the network&#8217;s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Disney was facing mounting pressure from ABC affiliate stations around the country as well as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its handling of its liberal late-night host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jimmy-kimmel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jimmy Kimmel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> over his comments about the alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson. A spokesperson for Disney told Fox News Digital &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; would be preempted &#8220;indefinitely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Monday, Kimmel suggested Robinson was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jimmy-kimmel-suggests-charlie-kirk-assassin-one-maga-gang-despite-reports-leftist-leanings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:part of the &quot;MAGA gang&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>part of the &#8220;MAGA gang&#8221;<\/u><\/a> despite reports he had a left-wing ideology, which was later reaffirmed in Tuesday&#8217;s indictment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;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,&#8221; Kimmel told his audience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A mugshot of suspected assassin Tyler Robinson wearing a protective vest with stubble on short hair, on the left, and victim Charlie Kirk in a blue suit and red tie on the right\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bG4Ir5kX4sFaMgq_.ioV4A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/cde616d30c4bcb898afc6084986236af\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Tyler Robinson, 22, faces murder charges after the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group had expressed to ABC that it would preempt &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; on the affiliate stations they operate unless the Disney-owned network addressed the controversy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">FCC Chairman Brendan Carr also threatened ABC and Disney to remedy the situation, saying &#8220;we can do this the easy way or the hard way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been very clear from the moment that I have become chairman of the FCC, I want to reinvigorate the public interest. And what people don&#8217;t understand is that the broadcasters, and you&#8217;ve gotten this right, are entirely different than people that use other forms of communication. They have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest,&#8221; Carr told YouTube host Benny Johnson. &#8220;These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or, you know, there&#8217;s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One broadcast journalist was perplexed by Carr&#8217;s demands. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;What does Carr mean when he says it&#8217;s our obligation to ensure the FCC has license holders uphold the public interest, who&#8217;s going to define that?&#8221; they told Fox News Digital. &#8220;I imagine what the commander in chief&#8217;s definition of the public interest is but it&#8217;s crazy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fcc-chair-levels-threat-against-abc-disney-after-kimmel-suggested-charlie-kirk-assassin-maga\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fcc Chair Levels Threat Against Abc, Disney After Kimmel Suggested Charlie Kirk Assassin Was 'Maga';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Fcc Chair Levels Threat Against Abc, Disney After Kimmel Suggested Charlie Kirk Assassin Was &#8216;Maga&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Brendan Carr delivers remarks at podium on public interest in broadcasting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ANrQf18RUnG5eMzwtezf2w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/c32adae79c362f6efb1e3f75f8942a36\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Carr defended the indefinite suspension of &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live&#8221; while appearing on &#8220;Hannity&#8221; Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Original article source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/abc-insider-hopes-liberals-take-lesson-away-from-jimmy-kimmel-saga\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ABC insider hopes liberals take this lesson away from Jimmy Kimmel saga;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ABC insider hopes liberals take this lesson away from Jimmy Kimmel saga<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One ABC insider had a message particularly for liberals in the fallout of &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; being pulled from the airwaves. &#8220;I hope it teaches the left (and the right that still cares about speech) that the executive branch agencies have waaaaay too much power,&#8221; the network staffer told Fox News Digital. &#8220;If you don\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2033002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[374817,374318,340116,23301,22391,23060,370901],"class_list":["post-2033001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-abc-insider","tag-brendan-carr","tag-charlie-kirk","tag-disney","tag-fox-news","tag-jimmy-kimmel","tag-tyler-robinson"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ABC-insider-hopes-liberals-take-this-lesson-away-from-Jimmy.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2033001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2033002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2033001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2033001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2033001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}