Jimmy Kimmel Equates CBS with North Korea in Oscars Free Speech Roast
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- â˘Jimmy Kimmel criticized CBS and Donald Trump during the Oscars on Sunday with remarks about free speech.
- â˘He referenced the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show and the pulling of a '60 Minutes' Trump deportation segment.
- â˘Kimmel made fun of Amazon MGM's $75 million flop 'Melania' and presented awards to documentaries on US shootings and Russian whistleblowers.
At the Oscars stage on Sunday, Jimmy Kimmel served CBS a spicy roast hotter than 60 Minutes pulling a Trump deportation story last year. Dropping a truth bomb, he lumped CBS with North Koreaâbecause why not compare your cable provider to a dictatorship? He cleverly dunked on CBSâ recent circus, including nixing Stephen Colbert's Late Show in a political soap opera lawmakers still debate. Then Kimmel threw shade at Amazon MGM's 'Melania,' which burned $75 million between acquisition and marketing but only raked in $7 million opening weekendâlike buying a Ferrari and only driving it around the driveway. He wrapped it up presenting films like 'All the Empty Rooms,' about victims of US school shootings, and applauding whistleblower tales like 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin,' subtly poking at Putinâs propaganda machine while slyly hinting some White House tours would rather talk shoe fashion than truth. Jimmyâs remarks reflect his own run-in with free speech drama last September, after comments on Charlie Kirk's death briefly got him benched, proving even late-night comedians canât escape the cancel roulette.
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(1 of 3)Hey CBS, if you're going to kill Colbert, cancel truth, and act like North Korea, at least do it with the subtlety of a melting ice cream cone in July.
Nothing says 'free speech' like CBS canceling shows faster than Amazon wipes cash on Melania's box office flop.
If CBS was any more like North Korea, Jim Jeffries would have started a podcast titled 'Welcome to Dictator TV.'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 3/16/2026 | Author: Amanda Goh
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