After being indefinitely pulled from ABC, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned to television on Tuesday (23). Celebrities such as Ben Stiller, Walton Goggins, Melanie Griffith, and Jamie Foxx celebrated the host’s comeback.
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In his return monologue, Jimmy Kimmel said that he and the production team had decided to suspend the show “to avoid further inflaming an already tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.”
The situation in question involved a comment the host made about the murder of Charlie Kirk.
“On the day he was killed, I posted a message on Instagram sending love to his family and asking for compassion, and I said that from the heart and I still mean it,” he stated.
“It was also not my intention to blame any specific group for the actions of an individual who was obviously deeply disturbed. In fact, it was exactly the opposite of the point I was trying to make,” he continued.
Jimmy Kimmel also criticized Donald Trump for celebrating the show’s suspension.
“The President of the United States made it very clear that he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs,” he said.
“Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he can’t take a joke,” the host criticized.
“What a brilliant monologue from Jimmy Kimmel,” praised Ben Stiller on X.
“It was fantastic. I think he nailed it, he found the right tone, and that’s the mark of a professional. A true professional,” said Don Lemon in a video on Instagram.
Despite the iconic return, Jimmy Kimmel is still not being broadcast to audiences in areas where ABC’s local stations are owned by affiliates such as Nexstar and Sinclair, who said they will continue to withhold the program until further notice.
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