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Disney's ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after FCC chair criticizes the host's comments | The network confirmed to NBC News it is "indefinitely" pulling the show.


The network confirmed to NBC News it is "indefinitely" pulling the show.

Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot last week while hosting an event at Utah Valley University. FCC commissioner Anna Gomez, a Biden appointee and the lone Democrat on the panel, sharply criticized Carr on X, saying, “This Administration is increasingly using the weight of government power to suppress lawful expression.” Following Carr's comments, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that the company’s ABC affiliates will pre-empt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for the foreseeable future beginning with Wednesday night’s show.

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