"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive,"
"We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."
"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."
ABC and Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel's late‑night show after affiliates objected to Kimmel's comments about the person who murdered Charlie Kirk. Disney said the suspension aimed to avoid further inflaming a tense, emotional moment and described some comments as ill‑timed and insensitive. After conversations with Kimmel, Disney reversed the suspension and announced the show would return on Tuesday. The controversy prompted customer calls for a boycott and criticism of the FCC after its chair condemned the remarks and hinted at regulatory action. Nexstar announced it would preempt the show for the foreseeable future amid the dispute.
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