ABC has decided to re -broadcast the Jimmy Kimmel show, after the pressure of some voices in the United States in favor of freedom of expression. The program had been canceled by a joke on how the Republicans had denied themselves that Charlie Kirk’s murderer was “one of his people.” After the cancellation of the show, some celebrities were even recording canceling their subscriptions to associated companies such as Disney and Hulu.
Of course, local chains of Nextar and Sinclair have decided not to broadcast the show, so it has not been able to reach all American screens. What has favored its online virality: in just 2 hours, Jimmy Kimmel’s return speech adds 1.5 million views on YouTube.
Jimmy Kimmel monologue has spread to half an hour. Loaded by the usual gags and jokes on for example Tesla, his words have not been exempt from political messages or emotion. On the one hand he has clarified that the joke he made was not about Charlie Kirk: «I don’t think Charlie Kirk’s murderer represented anyone. He was a sick person who believed that violence was the solution and no, it is never (…) it was never my intention to blame any specific group of the actions of an individual clearly unbalanced. I tried just the opposite. ”
The importance of freedom of expression is also clear: «Our government should not be able to control what we say or not on television (…) My show is not important. The important thing is that we live in a country that allows a show like mine (…) It is very important to have a free press, it is crazy that we are not paying more attention.
Kimmel has thanked the support of even those who do not think like him and warn about the danger that other shows are canceled, as happened to Stephen Colbert: “The president of the United States was clear: he wanted Colbert of the CBS, now he has put his eyes on me and now he wants the NBC to dismiss Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers and hundreds of Americans who work there and do not win millions of dollars.
Trump has come to social networks to criticize this return: “The ABC had told the White House that the show had been canceled! Why would they want someone who does it so badly, that it is not funny and that endangers the chain by presenting garbage 99% in favor of the Democrats. I think we are going to put an ABC to exam with this. The last time I went after them. Panda of losers! ” The latter is a reference to the extrajudicial agreement to prevent a demand from Trump for the chain.
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