Kimmel learned in a phone call from top Disney exec Dana Walden on Wednesday afternoon that his show was being removed indefinitely.

The president has repeatedly threatened networks over their news coverage and raged against late-night comedians like Kimmel and Colbert for making fun of him. Of the Big Three networks (sorry, kids, I’m old) Comcast-owned NBC has so far stood its ground.

The late-night host wanted to address the firestorm over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s killing on Wednesday’s show. Company leaders worried it would make matters worse.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!' faces indefinite suspension from Disney after controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk's death, with no set return date announced.

Jimmy Kimmel had planned to directly confront the MAGA backlash to his comments on Charlie Kirk and President Trump hours before his talk show was yanked off the air by ABC on Wednesday. Kimmel had a pre-show meeting with Dana Walden,