On September 23, Jimmy Kimmel resumed hosting duties on Jimmy Kimme/
Live! after ABC suspended the show six days earlier. The September 17 pre-
emption followed sharp criticism from right-wing commentators over Kimmel’s
remarks about the suspect in the killing of conservative figure Charlie Kirk.
During his opening, Jimmy Kimmel expressed gratitude toward his audience, his
peers across late-night television, his allies, and even those who opposed him.
Hollywood quickly reacted. Stephen Colbert shared his support on Instagram
with the message, “Welcome back, brother!” posted under a photo of Kimmel
on set. Jennifer Aniston reposted an image of the host backstage with a heart
emoji, and Ben Stiller added his name to the list of celebrities welcoming Jimmy
Kimmel back.
Late-night hosts Fallon and Colbert
acknowledged Jimmy Kimmel’s return
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As reported by Us Weekly, Jimmy Kimmel was welcomed back to late-night
television on Tuesday, September 23, with warm words and a few playful jokes
from his fellow hosts. The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show’s
Stephen Colbert both acknowledged Kimmel’s return during their opening
monologues. Fallon, who has often poked fun at sharing the same first name as
Kimmel, joked:
“If you’re tuning in to see what I’ll say about my suspension the last
couple of days, again, you’re watching the wrong Jimmy. Dad! The
other Jimmy, Dad.”
He reminded viewers that his father confused him with the Kimmel situation,
even texting apologies when ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! on
September 17. Colbert also played along. Addressing his audience, he quipped,
“I’m so grateful to have this show… who I think might just be my
wife, Evie, because everybody else is probably watching ABC ’cause
tonight Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves.”
Colbert closed his remarks with praise:
The controversy surrounding Kimmel reached a turning point last week when
ABC placed his show on indefinite suspension. The decision followed remarks
Kimmel made about Tyler Robinson, who had been arrested and charged in the
killing of Charlie Kirk on September 10. In his commentary, Kimmel said,
“The MAGA Gang is) 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.”
The statement drew sharp criticism from FCC chairman Brendan Carr, and
pressure mounted when Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group
declared they would not air Jimmy Kimmel Live! on their ABC affiliates. On
September 22, The Walt Disney Company, ABC’s parent organization, issued a
statement confirming Kimmel’s reinstatement.
“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on
the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional
moment for our country, it is a decision we made because we felt some
of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the
last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after
those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on
Tuesday,” the company said.
Jimmy Kimmel addressed the controversy over
the Charlie Kirk comments during his first show
back:
“Nor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the actions of what was a deeply disturbed individual, that was actually the opposite of the point I was trying to make but I understand to some that felt either ill timed or unclear or maybe both,” he explained. Kimmel closed the reflection by acknowledging why viewers might have been hurt. “I understand why some people were upset,” he said, noting that many of his friends and relatives disagreed with his politics but remained important parts of his life.
“Nor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the actions
of what was a deeply disturbed individual, that was actually the
opposite of the point I was trying to make but I understand to some
that felt either ill timed or unclear or maybe both,” he explained.
Kimmel closed the reflection by acknowledging why viewers might have been
hurt. “I understand why some people were upset,” he said, noting that many of
his friends and relatives disagreed with his politics but remained important parts
of his life.
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