"Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return on Tuesday, explaining that the decision to suspend the show was to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country over comments that the company felt were ill-timed and thus insensitive, but after several days of thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, the decision had been made to resume airing the show."
"President Donald Trump and other Republicans lauded the suspension while Kimmel's supporters denounced it as censorship, since it came in the aftermath of vociferous criticism from the president and comments from his Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr that his agency can do this the easy way or the hard way if companies don't find ways to change conduct and take action."
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! after comments Jimmy Kimmel made about Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old charged with murdering Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The suspension aimed to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment, with the company describing some comments as ill-timed and insensitive. The suspension prompted political backlash: supporters called it censorship while President Trump and other Republicans praised the move. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's remarks about regulatory pressure intensified the controversy. Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner criticized Disney's decision as a failure of leadership. After several days of conversations, Disney decided to resume the show.
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