On Wednesday it was announced that the show, which Kimmel has been presenting since 2003, was stopped indefinitely after statements from the 57-year-old host about the recently murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Presenters support Jimmy Kimmel after stopping show
The far -reaching consequences for employees and crew members in the event of a definitive stop of the program were also a reason for Kimmel and his management to enter into these conversations with Disney, according to Variety. It would be all the more important that the show returns to the tube, especially after the months of strikes of writers and actors two years ago, who meant the loss of work for many of them.
Trump: ‘Jimmy Kimmel fired due to lack of talent’
Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that he would find it right Jimmy Kimmel Live will not be seen for the time being. During his state visit to the United Kingdom, he said, among other things, that Kimmel would “not be talented” and that a stop of the show was already coming. “So, call it freedom of expression or not, he was fired for lack of talent,” said Trump.
Donald Trump rightly thinks that talk show Jimmy Kimmel stops: ‘Released due to lack of talent’
According to Variety and other American media, both ABC and owner Disney have been worried about the sharpness of the criticism that Kimmel has been based on the president.