"You're next, motherf***er But keep mugging to the camera, wrote Olbermann, according to Townhall columnist Dustin Grage, who captured a screenshot of the since-deleted posts. While the message appeared to be a threat to take Jennings off of television with another post reading, Now we get the fascists off real tv. That'd mean your career is next, Jennings Jennings and many other social media users interpreted the comments as a violent threat, mere weeks after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk."
"Reacting to a screenshot of the posts shared by Grage, Jennings tagged FBI Director Kash Patel. As of reporting, Olbermann has not responded to the backlash. Olbermann a former host at MSNBC and ESPN lashed out at Jennings after Disney announced it would resume production of Jimmy Kimmel Live! after suspending the show over comments made by host Jimmy Kimmel about the assassination of Charlie Kirk."
Keith Olbermann posted aggressive, threatening messages on social media that included "You're next, motherf***er" and calls to remove "fascists off real tv." Scott Jennings flagged a screenshot of the posts to the FBI and tagged FBI Director Kash Patel. The posts were captured by Townhall columnist Dustin Grage and later deleted. Many social media users interpreted the messages as violent threats, occurring weeks after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Olbermann, a former MSNBC and ESPN host, criticized Jennings amid debate over Disney's decision to resume production of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Olbermann had not publicly responded to backlash.
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