ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-show-suspended-charlie-kirk-a2bfa904429c318fe52e7d3493c6883d
https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-show-suspended-charlie-kirk-a2bfa904429c318fe52e7d3493c6883d
21 Comments
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 357d
The US is a Nazi country. He said, "many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk.” That's it. The fragility of Nazis is overwhelming.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 357d
I just watched the monologue in question. It was probably the tamest critique of the lot. This is stupid. And illegal, but definitely stupid. Like, at least go after a harsher critic?
Slatlun@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 357d
What makes it illegal?
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 357d
Government suppression of free speech violates the 1st amendment. So being against the constitution makes it illegal.
jdnewmil@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 357d
I wasn't aware that ABC was the government. They may be acting like Trump's personal toadies, but I am pretty sure they are a private organization.
perfectlyundone@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 357d
ABC acted after the chair of the FCC threatened ABC. The unconstitutional act was the FCC threat as a reaction to protected speech.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 357d
Hell, the President himself threatened ABC: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/politics/video/trump-threatens-to-go-after-abc-news-reporter-digvid-vrtc
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 3 pts · 357d
frongt@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 357d
No, that was Jonathan Karl of the American Broadcasting Company.
But you're right in that he also threatened John Lyons of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at the same event: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/donald-trump-clashes-with-australian-abc-journalist-and-hints-at-albanese-meeting
And Trump did distinguish between the two ABCs, mentioning the leader of Australia to the Australian, and the lawsuit against ABC to the American.
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 357d
Trump is literally using the government agencies to threaten “free speech “ that is blatantly unconstitutional
Enoril@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 356d
Private organizations that need gouvernement approval for their juicy merger. So its money + coercion organized at the highest level of your country.
Welcome to USA, the land of the nazis 2nd edition
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 1 pts · 357d
Slatlun@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 357d
The article says ABC suspended the show voluntarily applauded by government. Shitty? Sure. Illegal? Not clearly.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 357d
“Voluntarily“ after the FCC threatened them. You know the FCC is part of the government, don’t you?
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 1 pts · 357d
Slatlun@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 357d
And where in that article is that information?
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 357d
Slatlun@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 357d
Is every censorship action that the FCC takes illegal under the first amendment? If not, how is this one clearly a deviation from their normal censorship?
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 0 pts · 357d
pdxfed@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 357d
Title should call out "Disney-ABC", not just ABC. It's important to connect the dots how few outlets there are and how they are aligned. Christofacist will not be any stretch for Disney, and they have a king background in war propaganda films.
MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 357d
Land of the free.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 357d
Violation of the 1st amendment by the government (trump, via fcc chair). Nothing to do with Kirk
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online · 7 pts · 357d
USA is doing worse shit than their propaganda says about China
Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social · 6 pts · 357d
Boycott, boycott, then boycott.
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 4 pts · 357d