US comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been pulled off the air indefinitely over comments he made about the assassination of conservative organizer and podcaster Charlie Kirk.
Nexstar Media Group said on Wednesday that its stations affiliated with ABC will “preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight’s show.”
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” said Andrew Alford, head of Nexstar’s broadcasting division.
Airing Kimmel’s show is “simply not in the public interest at the current time,” Alford added, saying the decision was made “in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.” A spokesperson for ABC later confirmed that Kimmel’s show will be pulled indefinitely.
Kirk was killed by a sniper on September 10 while speaking to students at a college in Utah. Prosecutors charged Tyler Robinson with the murder, saying his own family described his views as left-leaning and pro-LGBTQ. According to prosecutors, the suspect confessed to killing Kirk in text messages to his transgender romantic partner.
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