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A clear-cut case of actual First Amendment infringement — the federal government abridging the freedom of speech of an individual and his employer — is playing out right now.
The ABC has received hundreds of complaints about US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! being pulled off air and threats to boycott sponsors ... but that's the problem when two broadcasters from different countries share a name.
The late-night host referenced the killing of the conservative activist in a recent monologue. Now, his show is suspended.
Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension from his late night television job after a Trump administration official publicly urged ABC and its parent company Disney to “take action on Kimmel” prompted warnings of government censorship from several quarters Thursday,
What is Sinclair Broadcasting? The conservative company demanding apology from Jimmy Kimmel over Charlie Kirk - Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the largest ABC affiliate in the country, took offense to K
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Protesters Plan Demonstration Near El Capitan Over Suspension of `Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Protesters are planning to gather Thursday outside the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studios to decry ABC’s indefinite suspension of the late-night talk show following the comedian’s comments on the shooting death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
ABC has suspended "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination. Here's how other late-night show hosts have reacted to the controversy.
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Behind the decision to bench Jimmy Kimmel: Trump FCC threats and charges of corporate cowardice
On a Wednesday podcast, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said ABC had to act on Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about the murder of right wing activist Charlie Kirk. “We can do it the easy way or the hard way,” the Trump appointee told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson.
ABC is free to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show for whatever reason it wants to (at least unless there's some contractual limit on that, which I doubt). The First Amendment doesn't constrain private companies such as ABC; indeed, it protects networks' right to choose what programs to air.
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'Offensive': Major cable company not airing Jimmy Kimmel 'for the foreseeable future'
Nexstar Media Group — which owns television stationsbroadcasting to 70 percent of the American public — announced Wednesday its ABC‑affiliated television stations will preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for the foreseeable future,