DOpe days of controversy, appeals and political tensions, Jimmy Kimmel Back tonight at the helm of his Jimmy Kimmel Live!. There Disneyowner of the ABC network, has decided to revoke the stop to the programannouncing the return of the conductor. A choice that comes after days of strong pressures from the public, colleagues from the world of entertainment and political personalities, Cha has transformed a television affair into a national case e the debate on freedom of expression in the United States is turned on.
Jimmy Kimmel’s words on Charlie Kirk case
The suspension had been decided on September 17th, when in its monologue Jimmy Kimmel had connected Charlie Kirk’s murderwell -known far -right activist, at the sorceress universe, the political galaxy linked to Donald Trump. In that circumstance, the conductor argued that the entourage of the President of the United States was drawing political advantage from the assassination.
Words judged by some “intempective” and who had brought Brendan Carrthe president of the Federal Communications Commission (the American authority supervising communications), a threaten possible interventions on television licenses. The political reaction had been immediate: among the first ad Applauding the suspension had been Trump himselfwho had publicly exulted by defining the cancellation of the show a personal victory.
Disney between pressure and protests of subscribers
If Disney’s initial choice had seemed like a gesture of caution so as not to “further inflame the tension”as declared in a press release, the back march has come thanks to several factors. On the one hand the compact Hollywood supporton the other the pressures of Thousands of spectators who had threatened to cancel out of Disney+ subscriptions. A commercial risk that the giant of Burbank could not ignore. A decision that seems to somehow challenge Trump’s will.
The wave of solidarity from Hollywood
The suspension had triggered an unprecedented mobilization. Over 400 celebritiesincluding Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston and Selena Gomez, they had signed an open letter to defend the conductorasking to respect the first amendment. To them had added comic and colleagues such as Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and John Oliver. A wave of solidarity that has transformed Jimmy Kimmel into the symbol of a battle for freedom of expression.
The future of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Despite the return on the air, the path is not without obstacles. Some local networks that broadcast the ABC programs, including Sinclair and Nexstar, have announced that he wants to evaluate whether to continue broadcasting the program. For now, however, the most important news is that Jimmy Kimmel Live! He rekindles his lights, with a team of about 200 people ready to resume work after days of uncertainty and tension. And who knows how the comedian and conductor will decide to “celebrate” the return to the screens.
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