The YouTube video for Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late night has already surpassed 13 million views and it’s still trending on almost every social platform. A typical show post for his channel gets a few hundred thousand.
The millions of viewers logged on and tuned in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! to see if the talk show host would apologize for the insensitive comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Kimmel opted to explain that he didn’t intend to hurt anyone with his words, while also carefully avoiding issuing a formal apology.
Critics of the host didn’t wait too long to react to his lack of apology.
Host Megyn Kelly said there’s clearly a double standard for “cancel culture” and the outrage from both sides about the Kimmel situation.
“Remember when I was cancelled & held back tears on the air & Kimmel stood up for me saying “All she did was ask a Q about blackface Halloween costumes, whereas I, Jimmy, have actually worn blackface many times & still have a show! This is wrong!,” Kelly said in a Tweet.
The new leader of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk’s organization, says the family still needs an apology from Kimmel.
“We need ‘I’m sorry, I lied, I was wrong, and won’t do it again. My apologies to the family and Erika Kirk.’ That would’ve been contrition,” Andrew Kolvet said on the Benny Johnson show.
The Tonight Show host, Jimmy Fallon, chose to react with humor, rather than a serious take on the Kimmel’s return.
“And if you’re tuning in to watch what I will say about my suspension, again you’re watching the wrong Jimmy,” he joked.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is considered to be one of the top Democrat leaders, is worried that the violence stemming from all the political rhetoric could threaten the future of our democratic elections.
“I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 — I really mean that in the core of my soul — unless we wake up to what’s happening in this country,” Newsom Tweeted.
Our parent company, Sinclair, will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return.
