Jimmy Kimmel: Hollywood reacts after show pulled over Charlie Kirk comments

Hollywood stars, unions, and fans have criticized Disney's ABC for indefinitely pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air after pressure from the Federal Communications Commission over his comments about the death of Charlie Kirk

Hollywood stars, unions, and fans have criticized Disney's ABC for indefinitely pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air after pressure from the Federal Communications Commission over his comments about the death of Charlie Kirk.

Kimmel criticized Republicans and the MAGA movement in his monologue Monday night, and ABC announced it was axing the show Wednesday, hours after FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened to “take action.”

The move drew praise from President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans. But Hollywood, where Kimmel is popular as a frequent host of the Oscars and Emmys, leapt to his defense.

"This isn't right," Ben Stiller said in a post on X. Actor Jamie Lee Curtis, who had spoken emotionally about Kirk's death, shared an image of Kimmel and a supportive quote on Instagram.

‘A bit extreme’: Audience member reacts to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ suspension00:58Comedian Wanda Sykes also said in an Instagram video that while Trump had not brokered an end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine, "he did end freedom of speech within his first year."