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Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night television show will return to the air less than a week after the Disney-owned ABC network suspended him “indefinitely” over remarks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Disney on Monday said Jimmy Kimmel Live would resume broadcasting on Tuesday. The company had suspended the show last week to “avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country”, it said, adding Kimmel’s comments in a monologue were “ill-timed and thus insensitive”.
Bob Iger, Disney chief executive, and Dana Walden, who oversees television and streaming for the group, made the decision to halt the show but continued to discuss its future with Kimmel in recent days.
“We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday,” the company said.
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