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'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Pulled 'Indefinitely' by ABC Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Kimmel was taken off air by ABC and Nexstar after a threat from Trump’s FCC chair. “They were pissing themselves all day,” one ABC insider says
In the hours leading up to the decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel, two sources familiar with the matter say, senior executives at ABC, its owner Disney, and affiliates convened emergency meetings to figure out how to minimize the damage. Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line, the two sources say, but the threat of Trump administration retaliation loomed.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jimmy-kimmel-out-abc-charlie-kirk-comments-1235430078/
In the hours leading up to the decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel, two sources familiar with the matter say, senior executives at ABC, its owner Disney, and affiliates convened emergency meetings to figure out how to minimize the damage. Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line, the two sources say, but the threat of Trump administration retaliation loomed.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jimmy-kimmel-out-abc-charlie-kirk-comments-1235430078/
I would have placed this in LBN, but I don't have a subscription, so I couldn't see the full article
Link to tweet
Execs are probably the weakest leaders ever.