Jimmy Kimmel Asked to Apologize and Pay Charlie Kirk's Family if He Wants Suspension Lifted

[Showtime586]

I wonder how Disney theme parks are faring with this going on?

Disney is almost a rite of passage for tiny Canucks. Muslims go to Mecca; Canadian children go to Disney.

Or at least used to.

Disney Execs called an emergency meeting recently trying to figure out a "damage control" strategy.

 

[The AntiDonald]

Disney Execs called an emergency meeting recently trying to figure out a "damage control" strategy.

They would have had much less damage control to worry about by leaving the entire thing alone.

Their first mistep was settling the previous lawsuit and handing Trump cash. He got a taste of ABC and will never stop now.

 

[Showtime586]

They would have had much less damage control to worry about by leaving the entire thing alone.

Their first mistep was settling the previous lawsuit and handing Trump cash. He got a taste of ABC and will never stop now.

It's rooted in a merger. Much like the Colbert firing was.
This is simply how a ruthless and morally deficient person like Trump operates.

 

[Allan]

I read the thread title and thought it was ABC/Disney his employer making the demand.

Nope

ABC/Disney isn't even mentioned in the thread title.

 

[Schweddy]

For the record this is the statement Kimmel issued immediately following Kirk's murder...

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Can't find this on X or bluesky.

 

[Allan]

Can't find this on X or bluesky.

It's on Instagram.

 

[OrphanSlug]

More absurd nonsense, still... Kimmel did not say anything negative about Kirk but rather he went after Trump and Republicans. Exactly why should Kimmel apologize?

 

[soap box]

Or do it and then pull a Johnny Cash.

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Now you're talkin!

 

[soap box]

That's what I'm hoping he decides to do. His salary is about 16 million according to Forbes. I assume ABC has to pay out his contract if they want him gone.

Hopefully he's got a bit of a nest egg to bridge him to his next opportunity.

Yeah, seriously, does he need another job?

 

[BabaVoss]

Here's the comment that got him in trouble:

“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 doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving".

He characterized the murderer as MAGA, which set MAGA off on a world class temper tantrum.

That's just it. He didn't. He characterized MAGA as demonizing Kirk's murderer long before they knew anything about him. They wanted so badly to blame "the radical left"...

 

[Schweddy]

More absurd nonsense, still... Kimmel did not say anything negative about Kirk but rather he went after Trump and Republicans. Exactly why should Kimmel apologize?

I read the comment that got him canned as though he was saying that MAGA are murderers when there was no evidence he was in that group.
Since it was a "news" segment and factually incorrect, FCC jumped in.

Help me understand. I might be missing it. I'm not MAGA so I'm not offended, but that is how I read it.

 

[Showtime586]

More absurd nonsense, still... Kimmel did not say anything negative about Kirk but rather he went after Trump and Republicans. Exactly why should Kimmel apologize?

Exactly! They whole Kirk thing is a bullshit "red herring" to mask Trump's Kimmel vendetta.
Just another example of Trump's abuse of power and how easily he can manipulate Maga dipshits.

 

[soap box]

I read the comment that got him canned as though he was saying that MAGA are murderers when there was no evidence he was in that group.
Since it was a "news" segment and factually incorrect, FCC jumped in.

Help me understand. I might be missing it. I'm not MAGA so I'm not offended, but that is how I read it.

I really don't see where Kimmel claims the shooter was MAGA. I'm not sure how that's extrapolated out of his words. He insulted Trump and MAGA, but I don't see an insult directed at Kirk.

 

[Showtime586]

I read the comment that got him canned as though he was saying that MAGA are murderers when there was no evidence he was in that group.
Since it was a "news" segment and factually incorrect, FCC jumped in.

Help me understand. I might be missing it. I'm not MAGA so I'm not offended, but that is how I read it.

If it was a legitimate factually incorrect "news" matter, every so called "news" show on Fox is guilty and should be shut down immediately by the FCC. Since a Trump puppet controls the FCC and Trump uses Fox as his personal State controlled news agency, that isn't likely to happen.
This was simply a Trump orchestrated vendetta. Just like Colbert.

 

[Showtime586]

I really don't see where Kimmel claims the shooter was MAGA. I'm not sure how that's extrapolated out of his words. He insulted Trump and MAGA, but I don't see an insult directed at Kirk.

He didn't. He belittled Trump and was correct in doing so. The clip of Trump quickly pivoting from a question about Kirk's death-which Trump wasn't able to manipulate as much as he initially thought-to bragging about his new WH ballroom says it all.

 

[soap box]

I read the comment that got him canned as though he was saying that MAGA are murderers when there was no evidence he was in that group.
Since it was a "news" segment and factually incorrect, FCC jumped in.

Help me understand. I might be missing it. I'm not MAGA so I'm not offended, but that is how I read it.

The previous post made me wonder, is it ordinary for the FCC to intervene when they consider news to be factually inaccurate?

 

[j brown's body]

What say you all. Will Kimmel meet Sinclair's demands? Should he?



Sinclair wants Kimmel to...

Jimmy Kimmel Asked to Apologize and Pay Charlie Kirk's Family if He Wants Suspension Lifted by Nation's Largest ABC Affiliate

Jimmy Kimmel has been given a list of demands for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to return to air by Sinclair, the broadcasting company with the nation's largest ABC affiliate group, after the show was pulled indefinitely for Kimmel's comments on Charlie Kirk.

people.com

Reminds me of those fatwas Iran's leader issues from time to time.

 

[OrphanSlug]

I read the comment that got him canned as though he was saying that MAGA are murderers when there was no evidence he was in that group.
Since it was a "news" segment and factually incorrect, FCC jumped in.

Help me understand. I might be missing it. I'm not MAGA so I'm not offended, but that is how I read it.

This what Kimmel said word for word...

"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 doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger-pointing, there was, uh, grieving on Friday − the White House flew the flags at half-staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this"...

cuts to a clip of Trump being asked about Kirk, Trump responds with the new ballroom...

"Yes, he's at the fourth stage of grief: construction. Demolition, construction. This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend; this is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish, OK? And it didn't just happen once. And then we installed the most beautiful chandelier. Responses you wouldn't believe. Who thinks like that, and why are we building a $200 million chandelier in the White House? Is it possible that he's doing it intentionally so he can be bad about that instead of the (Jeffrey) Epstein list?"

That is what got him canned, under threat from the FCC as instructed by Trump, and possible civil suit from Trump as well.

Kimmel went after Trump and MAGA Republicans, Trump's ego could not take it.

 

[Allan]

I read the comment that got him canned as though he was saying that MAGA are murderers when there was no evidence he was in that group.

His comment is being characterized as 'a lie'. There is a case to be made that he was incorrect when he grouped the killer in with MAGA.

Although that's certainly offensive it's protected speech.

"But wait" people will say, "the 1st doesn't apply to private corporations". That's true and Sinclair has every right to decide that Kimmel went too far and deal with it as they see fit.

But that's not what happened here. Sinclair was pressured by the FCC and that is a 1st Amendment violation in my opinion.

Since it was a "news" segment and factually incorrect, FCC jumped in.

The monolog is stand-up comedy. It is a humorous reflection on the news.

 

[j brown's body]

I read the comment that got him canned as though he was saying that MAGA are murderers when there was no evidence he was in that group.
Since it was a "news" segment and factually incorrect, FCC jumped in.

Help me understand. I might be missing it. I'm not MAGA so I'm not offended, but that is how I read it.

That's key. It takes one's own inference to come to that conclusion. But it isnt what he said.

 

[Schweddy]

If it was a legitimate factually incorrect "news" matter, every so called "news" show on Fox is guilty and should be shut down immediately by the FCC. Since a Trump puppet controls the FCC and Trump uses Fox as his personal State controlled news agency, that isn't likely to happen.
This was simply a Trump orchestrated vendetta. Just like Colbert.

The previous post made me wonder, is it ordinary for the FCC to intervene when they consider news to be factually inaccurate?

The difference here is broadcast media. Yes, people get fined often for foul words for instance.
Corps have lost license before over ideas that were deemed factually inaccurate and a hoax.
There are much stricter guidelines for broadcast media than cable and online.

I keep hearing "FoxNews" blah blah, but they are cable news so this does not apply.

That's key. It takes one's own inference to come to that conclusion. But it isnt what he said.

Again, I'm trying to understand. I'm not trolling. He literally said "trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them".
This infers that "them" are murderers. Does it not?

 

[Fletch]

For the record this is the statement Kimmel issued immediately following Kirk's murder...

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Yes. He did that for one day. Then went back to his hateful, unfunny douche baggery. That said, I think the time to apologize has passed.

 

[Allan]

Then went back to his hateful, unfunny douche baggery.

He's a comedian. If he offends you and makes us laugh at you he's accomplished his mission.

 

[j brown's body]

The difference here is broadcast media. Yes, people get fined often for foul words for instance.
Corps have lost license before over ideas that were deemed factually inaccurate and a hoax.
There are much stricter guidelines for broadcast media than cable and online.

I keep hearing "FoxNews" blah blah, but they are cable news so this does not apply.


Again, I'm trying to understand. I'm not trolling. He literally said "trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them".
This infers that "them" are murderers. Does it not?

His saying that they are portraying him as not one of them is not the same thing as say he is one of them.

 

[Fletch]

The difference here is broadcast media. Yes, people get fined often for foul words for instance.
Corps have lost license before over ideas that were deemed factually inaccurate and a hoax.
There are much stricter guidelines for broadcast media than cable and online.

I keep hearing "FoxNews" blah blah, but they are cable news so this does not apply.


Again, I'm trying to understand. I'm not trolling. He literally said "trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them".
This infers that "them" are murderers. Does it not?

Thats not the inference I got. This just seems to be another attempt to free the leftist tribe from guilt. This guy is going to be shoved into one camp or the other whether its accurate or not and Kimmel was just pushing the false narrative that the guy was on his tribe.