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Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel after backlash over capitulation to FCC
Disney says “thoughtful conversations with Jimmy” led to show’s return.
Disney suspended the show after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened the company with license revocations for broadcast stations affiliated with ABC. The Kimmel controversy was about a monologue in which he said, "We 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 with everything they can to score political points from it." Apparently buoyed by Disney caving to his demand to "take action" against Kimmel, Carr went on to make threats regarding ABC's The View and NBC late-night hosts Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon.
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