Conan O’Brien has spoken out to support Jimmy Kimmel while controversy continues to surround the ABC show of the Late Night Host.
“The suspension of @jimmykimmel and the promise to silence others Late night Hosts for criticizing the administration should everyone on the right, left and center disturb, “wrote O’Brien on X on Friday, September 19.
“It’s wrong and everyone with a conscience knows it’s wrong.”
His comments only came a few days later ABC that confirmed that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be “indefinitely for an indefinite period” after recoil about comments Kimmel made on 15 September about the death of Charlie Kirk.
During his opening monologue, the 57-year-old host discussed the political consequences around the tragedy and said: “In between the fingers there was mourning.”
The answer was fast, with FCC chairman Brendan Carr who encouraged Kimmel to apologize, while Nexstar MediaOne of the largest station owners in the country warned it could get his show from his line -up.
A decision about the future of Jimmy Kimmel Live! has not yet been completed, so that the staff is uncertain about what the next step is.
Kimmel did not tackle the situation publicly, but his colleague guests in the late night supported him.
On CBSStephen Colbert began to explain his broadcast of September 18: “Tonight we are all Jimmy Kimmel”, before they mention and add the movement of the network “Flagrant Censuur”: “With an autocrat you can’t give an inch. Jimmy, I am 100 percent with you and your staff.”
Further NBCSeth Meyers described the suspension of Kimmel as ‘a crucial moment in our democracy’.
He continued with the prizes of his old friend and said: ‘It is a privilege and an honor to call Jimmy Kimmel my friend, in the same way that it is a privilege and honor to do this show every night. I wake up every day and I count my blessings that I live in a country that at least claims to appreciate the freedom of speech.
There is a reason why freedom of expression is in the very first amendment. It is above all others. “
While the debate about Kimmel’s comments continues, the fate of his late night show remains unsolved.
