{"id":26134,"date":"2025-09-24T01:21:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=26134"},"modified":"2025-09-24T01:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:21:27","slug":"nexstar-refuses-to-air-kimmels-return-to-abc-over-kirk-controversy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=26134","title":{"rendered":"Nexstar Refuses To Air Kimmel\u2019s Return To ABC Over Kirk Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"552\">Just before Jimmy Kimmel was set to return to air, two major broadcast groups\u2014Sinclair and Nexstar\u2014announced they would preempt <em data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"261\">Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> across their ABC affiliates. Both companies cited his controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing and emphasized the need for \u201crespectful, constructive dialogue\u201d in the markets they serve. Disney had already suspended Kimmel after labeling the comments \u201cill-timed and insensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"901\">Behind the scenes, uncertainty deepened. A member of Kimmel\u2019s staff, speaking anonymously, said they doubted the show would ever return, even if Kimmel apologized. The staffer suggested Disney might opt to buy out his contract and replace the program with reruns, a move they argued reflected the network\u2019s growing fear of conservative backlash.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1343\">Kimmel\u2019s disputed remarks centered on 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the suspect accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk. Kimmel claimed Robinson was aligned with the MAGA movement, though prosecutors later described him as holding left-leaning views. 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