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"His rating will still be a 0" - Internet divided over reports of Jimmy Kimmel being in talks with Disney & ABC to bring back his show
The internet expressed mix reactions after reports of Disney and ABC being in talks with Jimmy Kimmel to bring his show back, surfaced.
Kimmel's late-night show was pulled off the air as of Wednesday due to the comic's remarks about the slain conservative.
ABC is free to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show for whatever reason it wants to (at least unless there's some contractual limit on that, which I doubt). The First Amendment doesn't constrain private companies such as ABC; indeed, it protects networks' right to choose what programs to air.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said government threats against Jimmy Kimmel are "truly empty" and media companies caving to them is "really disappiinting."
President Donald Trump has filed a number of lawsuits in recent months against media and news organizations, including a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.