Jimmy Kimmel lied about the suspected assassin who killed Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10. And now, his late-night show is no more. It was officially canceled, but no one is going to broadcast it for the foreseeable future. He got the hook.
Last night, Kimmel peddled the fake news narrative that the suspect, Tyler Robinson, who shot and killed Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was a MAGA supporter in his monologue. He had every right to say it—but there are also consequences. Kimmel is still free and rich, but he’s lost his show. He claims he would clarify his remarks if his show were to air tonight. Do you believe that?
I want to thank Nexstar for doing the right thing.
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) September 17, 2025
Local broadcasters have an obligation to serve the public interest. While this may be an unprecedented decision, it is important for broadcasters to push back on Disney programming that they determine falls short of community… https://t.co/Px5boYbqNR
CNN is treating ABC likely axing Jimmy Kimmel's show like it's a former president died, a shooting, or terror attack. Wall-to-wall coverage of nothing but anger and/or solemn condemnations.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 18, 2025
It's sickening to see THIS is the thing they care about versus everyday Americans.
STELTER: "This is so serious! America is a less free place if late night comedians cannot do & say what they want."
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 17, 2025
(Nexstar & ABC made the decision to end Kimmel's show, not the U.S. government.) pic.twitter.com/xAC2dSPVxM
Chuck Schumer melts down over Kimmel, compares Trump to Xi and Putin.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) September 17, 2025
“I am just outraged by it!" pic.twitter.com/68rsvKwY63
Pretty easy lift. You have a right to be wrong. The company you work for has a right to pull you for it. The heavy lifting is on your end or you would have made your case. 😎 https://t.co/HPXvIFH72u
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) September 17, 2025
With Kimmel getting canned I’m seeing lots of people talking about the hypocrisy of cancel culture. To me Cancel culture is when people go out of their way to dig up old tweets, videos etc looking for dirt on somebody they don’t like in an effort to get them fired. Like if…
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) September 18, 2025
They seriously just called losing Jimmy Kimmel "a loss of an institution, really."
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) September 18, 2025
LMFAO!
We have been canceled for DECADES for telling the TRUTH.
It's about time someone is being held accountable for contributing to political violence by BLATANTLY lying in a malicous manner. pic.twitter.com/1nISQctHON
Jimmy Kimmel did not joke about Charlie Kirk.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 18, 2025
He spread a false and verifiable lie and the network and Disney rightfully freaked out about it. https://t.co/7quFX8OqdJ pic.twitter.com/U6bldpfrvH
They’re gonna boycott Disney now?🤣 pic.twitter.com/E3t9GxbZSN
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) September 18, 2025
Raskin: Jimmy Kimmel and the late night talk show hosts are "modern Tom Paines." pic.twitter.com/nZAtcFFFTB
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 18, 2025
VAN JONES ON KIMMEL CANCELLATION: "This is a red line that has been crossed!"
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 18, 2025
pic.twitter.com/SKIeuFRnFG
CHILDISH: CNN’s Jake Tapper seethes over friend Jimmy Kimmel being suspended indefinitely from ABC, defending his crass and divisive jokes by arguing it doesn’t really matter and implies Americans “ are holding late-night comedians to a standard for speech and decency, that we do… pic.twitter.com/zvzmanHh6h
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 18, 2025
Notice Tapper didn't do an at-home monologue when Charlie Kirk was murdered.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 18, 2025
A reminder this collective meltdown over Kimmel vs. their varied and colored reactions last week is why so many on the right are more than done with the left. https://t.co/o1tcKJ8LKq
Jeffrey Toobin has his hands in his pants on CNN right now over Kimmel being cancelled:
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 18, 2025
"They manufactured a reason to get Jimmy Kimmel out of something that is hardly a dramatic departure from what a lot of people are saying." pic.twitter.com/ecDGtfquoV
In the meantime, the liberal media melted down, claiming red lines were crossed. They also made a hash out of their arguments for free speech. Again, Jimmy isn’t going to the camps, folks. He had the right to say it, but his employer has the right not to have people peddle knowingly false garbage to soothe and massage the egos of liberal America.
The same principle applies to those who cheered Kirk’s death online. They can say it, but employers also have the right not to employ people who are pro-domestic terrorism. CNN was otherworldly with their reaction to this news:
Oh my God, Roseanne from the top rope:
Yeah imagine an administration putting pressure on a television channel to fire a comedian they didn’t like. https://t.co/gR3hTSVJ9f
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) September 18, 2025
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