{"id":2043804,"date":"2025-09-23T14:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2043804"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:36:11","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-will-come-out-swinging-tonight-as-some-stations-refuse-to-lift-suspension-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jimmy-kimmel-will-come-out-swinging-tonight-as-some-stations-refuse-to-lift-suspension-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Will \u2018Come Out Swinging\u2019 Tonight, As Some Stations Refuse To Lift Suspension: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> is returning<\/a> to ABC on Tuesday, September 23, less than a week after the network pulled the show off the air \u201cindefinitely\u201d because of Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong>\u2018s comments about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI expect him to come out swinging, and I think everyone here does,\u201d one staff insider told the Daily Mail<\/em> <\/a>of the 57-year-old host, whose removal sparked a nationwide debate<\/a> on the First Amendment, censorship and the FCC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you he\u2019s not going to roll over and just take it,\u201d says the insider. \u201cWe are depending on him to stand up for what\u2019s right. If he doesn\u2019t, there will be a mutiny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimmel, who has been hinting at retirement<\/a> since 2023, is \u201cmad<\/a>\u201d at ABC and was prepared to leave for good, another source told the Daily Mail<\/em>, but came back for his staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wanted everyone in his crew not to miss any pay and any more work than they already have missed,\u201d the source told the outlet, adding that he will still exit once his contract is up in May.<\/p>\n

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