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Conan O\u2019Brien<\/strong> is reportedly threatening to leave the hosting gig for the 2026 Oscars if Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong>\u2018s suspension scandal isn\u2019t resolved by ABC. Kimmel was pulled off-air following his remarks about Charlie Kirk\u2019s shooting in his monologue.<\/p>\n A source told #ShuterScoop<\/a>\u00a0that O\u2019Brien could walk away from hosting the Oscars if ABC failed to resolve the Kimmel\u2019s suspension matter. The insider stated, \u201cConan could walk \u2014 it\u2019s that bad.He doesn\u2019t want to look like he\u2019s cashing in on Jimmy\u2019s punishment. If Kimmel\u2019s still off the air, the optics are toxic.\u201d<\/p>\n Insiders feel that for O\u2019Brien, it could mean entering a political territory where \u201cevery headline\u201d will not be about his second consecutive return to hosting, but rather about Kimmel. Another Hollywood source added, \u201cConan respects Jimmy. They\u2019re not rivals \u2014 there\u2019s genuine admiration. If ABC can\u2019t clean this up before March, Conan may just pull the plug.\u201d<\/p>\n O\u2019Brien hosted the 2025 Oscars and will return next year as well for hosting. During a news conference, he opened up about being snubbed of Oscar invitations. He said, \u201cI\u2019ve never even been invited, to be honest. I only agreed to host so that I could get invited\u201d (via USA Today<\/a>).<\/p>\n Kimmel\u2019s late-night show was \u201cindefinitely\u201d suspended following his comments on conservative political activist Charlile Kirk\u2019s death. In one of his remarks on the Monday episode, he said, \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, and doing everything they can to score political points from it\u201d (via KTLA5<\/a>).<\/p>\n Another comment from Tuesday\u2019s episode was, \u201cMany in \u2018MAGA land\u2019 are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk.\u201d The decision to suspend Kimmel\u2019s show came after Brendan Carr, chair of the broadcast regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), threatened to hold ABC and Disney accountable and revoke their broadcasting licenses over Kimmel\u2019s \u201coffensive\u201d remarks.<\/p>\n The post Conan O\u2019Brien Might Quit Oscars Because of Jimmy Kimmel, Sources Say<\/a> appeared first on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Conan O\u2019Brien is reportedly threatening to leave the hosting gig for the 2026 Oscars if Jimmy Kimmel\u2018s suspension scandal isn\u2019t resolved by ABC. 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