Letterman Calls Kimmel Suspension “Ridiculous
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David Letterman Calls ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Suspension “Ridiculous”
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Late-night legend David Letterman on Thursday called ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show ”ridiculous,” saying, “You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian criminal administration in the Oval Office.”
“I feel bad about this because we all see where this is going, correct?” Letterman told Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic Festival in New York City.
“It’s managed media,” said Letterman, who hosted shows on CBS and NBC for more than three decades.
“And it’s no good. it’s silly. It’s ridiculous,” he said.
Background: The Kimmel Suspension
ABC’s decision to temporarily pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from the airwaves followed a series of critical remarks made by Kimmel regarding a prominent political figure.Details surrounding the suspension are still emerging, but reports indicate that the network faced pressure from external sources. The suspension has sparked widespread debate about freedom of speech, media responsibility, and the influence of political power on entertainment programming.