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- Hollywood celebrities are voicing support for Jimmy Kimmel after his show got pulled by ABC.
- ABC canceled the show over Kimmel’s comments on the killing of Charlie Kirk in a Monday episode.
- Reactions from celebrities, including Ben Stiller, Wanda Sykes, and Jean Smart, have poured in.
Hollywood is rallying behind Jimmy Kimmel, after his talk show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” got pulled from ABC.
ABC “indefinitely” suspended the show over Kimmel’s comments on the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10.
“We had some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them,” Kimmel said in a Monday episode of his show.
He added that Trump’s supporters were politicizing the shooting.
Reactions from actors and comedians have poured in, expressing dismay over the show’s cancellation.
Ben Stiller
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Actor and comedian Ben Stiller used just a few words to describe his feelings about the show’s cancellation.
Reposting an X post by The Wall Street Journal’s journalist about the news, Stiller wrote, “This isn’t right.”
The Zoolander actor made the post on Wednesday evening.
Wanda Sykes
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Actor and comedian Wanda Sykes made a reel on Instagram to criticize the Trump administration.
In the reel, posted on Wednesday evening, she said she had a full face of makeup on because she was set to go on Kimmel’s show.
“But as you have heard by now, the Jimmy Kimmel show has been pulled indefinitely, abruptly, because of complaints from the Trump administration,” Sykes said.
She said Trump had ended freedom of speech within his first year of his term.
Sykes ended the reel saying, “Love you, Jimmy.”
Paul Scheer
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Paul Scheer, an actor, comedian, and podcaster, protested the show being pulled from ABC.
Near midnight on Thursday, Scheer posted on Threads about the show cancellation, musing on why ABC could not air the show on its cable affiliates like ESPN.
Alex Edelman
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Alex Edelman, a comedian, actor, and writer, made a series of posts on X about Kimmel’s show being canceled.
“The Paper” actor first posted about it on Wednesday evening, saying, “This is the actual cancel culture everyone claims to hate so much.”
He then criticized the government, accusing it of pressuring ABC to fire Kimmel.
Shortly after midnight, he posted, “The joke I would like to make about the Kimmel situation is one I, apparently, can only text to close friends.”
Jean Smart
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Actor Jean Smart, known for her role in the comedy-drama “Hacks,” posted about the cancellation on Instagram.
“I am horrified at the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live,” she said. “What Jimmy said was FREE speech, not hate speech.”
“People seem to only want to protect free speech when it suits THEIR agenda,” Smart said. She added that she was sickened by Kirk’s shooting.
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