Disney Suspends Kimmel, Then Hears 400 Celebs Yell ‘Unmute!’
After pulling 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' off air last Wednesday following Kimmel's hot-mic comments about Charlie Kirk's killing, Disney spent six days decoding what ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ means. Pressure from over 400 actors and creatives who signed an ACLU-backed letter, plus cancellation threats from Cynthia Nixon and Howard Stern ditching Disney+, triggered Disney’s classic 'we’re sorry but not really' move to bring Kimmel back by Tuesday. Disney cited 'thoughtful talks' with Jimmy, which presumably involved lots of guilt trips and maybe PTO negotiations. Meanwhile, Kimmel quietly practices his apology face off-camera, keeping mum while the internet waits to see if his ratings crash or rocket.
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Disney yanked Kimmel off air faster than a TikTok trend—until 400 celebs showed up yelling 'FREE THE KIMMEL!' Guess even Howard Stern swipes left on poor timing.
Suspending Jimmy Kimmel ended up like hitting pause on a YouTube ad only for 400 actors to start live-commenting their outrage—Disney hit play because streaming anger apparently came with a subscription fee.
Disney’s take: some jokes were ‘ill-timed and insensitive,’ which translates to ‘oops, we paused our cash cow but woke up half of Hollywood threatening to cancel their streaming therapy.’
Source: Axios | Published: 9/22/2025 | Author: Sara Fischer
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