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Dennis Quaid<\/strong> urged Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong> to own the controversy surrounding his late night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/p>\n \u201cYou have the right to free speech, and he certainly had the right to do that,\u201d the actor, 71, said on Piers Morgan Uncensored<\/a> on Tuesday, September 23, referring to Kimmel\u2019s comments about Charlie Kirk<\/strong>. \u201cI would definitely give him that. But there are consequences that come with it, and you have to accept those if you\u2019re going to speak freely like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Quaid then speculated about why ABC pulled Kimmel, 57, from the air<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n \u201cOriginally it was, the local affiliates are the ones that complained, I guess, because of people calling in to complain, and they\u2019re also losing ratings, and I think it was a business issue,\u201d he claimed. \u201cBut you have to accept the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac <\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a> \ud83c\udfac<\/strong><\/p>\n While Quaid did not publicly disagree with the network\u2019s decision like many other celebrities<\/a>, he had nice things to say about his past experiences with Kimmel<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve done Jimmy Kimmel over the years when I\u2019m promoting a movie or whatever,\u201d he noted. \u201cHe was always a very kind guy.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Kimmel came under fire<\/a> when he alleged that the \u201cMAGA gang [was] desperately trying to characterize\u201d Kirk\u2019s accused killer, Tyler Robinson<\/strong>, \u201cas anything other than one of them\u201d while attempting to \u201cscore political points.\u201d<\/p>\n After Nexstar Media threatened to eliminate Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its affiliates\u2019 lineup, ABC pulled the show off the air indefinitely. The network later announced the late night program would resume on Tuesday<\/a>, though Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group still plan to preempt it<\/a> on their ABC stations.<\/p>\n The Walt Disney Company explained in a Monday, September 22, statement that the organization \u201cmade the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment in our country\u201d because they \u201cfelt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.\u201d After \u201cthoughtful conversations\u201d with Kimmel, though, ABC opted to resume filming on Tuesday.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 23, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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