Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Indefinitely From ABC After Charlie Kirk Comments

Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Indefinitely From ABC After Charlie Kirk Comments

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been yanked off the air indefinitely after the host made controversial remarks about the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

What did Jimmy Kimmel say?

On Monday, Kimmel said, “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it.” Watch the video below.

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Broader Fallout Across Entertainment and Media

The fallout from Charlie Kirk’s assassination continues to ripple through entertainment and media.

Figures such as Star Trek actor Tim Russ, Michael Keaton, and Ava Raine, daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, have drawn criticism for their remarks. On the gaming side, companies including Bethesda, Blizzard, Epic Games, and SEGA have faced backlash after developers and artists mocked Kirk’s death online. In comics, DC dropped Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Red Hood series after her inflammatory remarks, while Stephen King issued an apology and faced box office backlash following false claims about Kirk.

About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.

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