{"id":2039270,"date":"2025-09-21T16:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2039270"},"modified":"2025-09-21T16:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:48:21","slug":"former-espn-star-names-bright-spot-for-jimmy-kimmel-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-espn-star-names-bright-spot-for-jimmy-kimmel-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Former ESPN Star Names Bright Spot For Jimmy Kimmel Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A former ESPN star is naming the bright spot for Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of his ABC punishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ABC announced on Wednesday that Kimmel, who has hosted their late-night talk show for more than 20 years, was being taken off the air indefinitely. Kimmel, who has been outspoken against President Trump, suggested in his Monday night monologue that the right was doing everything they could to make sure that the Charlie Kirk shooter was not part of the MAGA movement. Kirk, 31, was shot and killed by a gunman at a college speaking event in Utah earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The network&#8217;s decision to remove Kimmel&#8217;s show from the air came after one of its broadcasting partners announced that it was taking his show off of its channels. The head of the FCC also threatened to take action against ABC.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><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\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ABC&amp;period;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former ESPN star Bill Simmons, who wrote for Kimmel&#8217;s show before joining the Worldwide Leader in Sports, gave his opinion on the subject matter earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simmons, who went on to found The Ringer, believes that there&#8217;s actually a bright spot for Kimmel right now.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Former ESPN star speaks out on Kimmel situation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simmons, who wrote for &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; for two seasons, said that his friend is \u201cgonna be fine\u201d and added that it isn\u2019t \u201cquite as scary and terrible\u201d as it may seem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former ESPN star sounded off on his Friday podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe bigger question for me: Why does Jimmy need ABC anymore?\u201d Simmons asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simmons brought up how longtime radio host Howard Stern went from traditional radio to satellite radio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIf you don\u2019t think he\u2019s gonna figure out another way to do content in an awesome way, you just don\u2019t know the dude,\u201d Simmons said of Kimmel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe platform isn\u2019t ABC &#8230; He can still have that platform wherever he wants because he\u2019s the platform,\u201d Simmons said later. \u201cAnd that\u2019s the difference in this. And that\u2019s why I don\u2019t think this is quite as scary and terrible as maybe it felt this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simmons made it clear that he&#8217;s still confident in Kimmel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYeah, we\u2019re gonna have censorship,\u201d he said. \u201cYeah, stupid shit like this apparently is gonna keep happening for the next three years. Yeah, the discourse is the ugliest it\u2019s ever been. But I still feel like if somebody\u2019s good enough to have a platform, they can find it. So I hope Jimmy\u2019s show sticks around and I hope ABC sticks by him. And I think if they don\u2019t, I think it would be pretty cowardly. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a crazy thing to say. But if they don\u2019t stick by him and this is the end, I think he\u2019s gonna be fine. He\u2019ll find another platform somewhere and he\u2019ll figure out how to get all his content out in the right ways. And I would not bet against that dude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Time will tell what Kimmel will do next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/trending\/former-espn-star-names-bright-spot-for-jimmy-kimmel-right-now\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Spun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Spun<\/a> on Sep 21, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/trending\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trending;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Trending<\/a> section. 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