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Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments
US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has had his programme pulled over "offensive and insensitive" comments about Charlie Kirk, a move welcomed by President Donald Trump.
Mr Kimmel used his show on Monday night to accuse Mr Trump and his allies of capitalising on the conservative influencer's assassination last week. The comedian said: "The Maga Gang are desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it." Speaking on Mr Trump, he added: "This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend.
This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish." Mr Kimmel also said that "many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalise on the murder of Charlie Kirk". Disney-owned ABC said it would be taken off-air indefinitely - and with immediate effect - after network operator Nexstar said it would stop broadcasting the programme.
The move was celebrated by Mr Trump, who wrote on Truth Social: "The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done." At a press conference with Sir Keir Starmer during his second state visit to Britain, Mr Trump added: "Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else and he said a horrible thing about a great gentleman known as Charlie Kirk." Mr Trump also said that Mr Kimmel is "not a talented person.
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