Former Disney CEO Bob Iger claims Donald Trump had nothing to do with it Jimmy Kimmel being pushed out of the sky. Hmm.
Speaking with the Financial times On Saturday, the 75-year-old reflected on the shocking six-day suspension Jimmy Kimmel Live!after the comedian made controversial jokes about Charlie Kirk‘s death. Many believed that this move was intended to prove the network’s loyalty to the president, but Bob disagreed:
“That wasn’t the case. We thought (Kimmel’s joke) was in bad taste.”
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The businessman, who resigned as CEO in March, pointed out that the suspension lasted less than a week, adding:
“We just wanted him to acknowledge that it was an ill-timed and probably inappropriate comment.”
Hmm.
However, is it really that simple? Trump has been calling for months to take all popular late-night show hosts off the air. He smiled even then Stephen Colbert‘s show ended for good. Are we really supposed to believe he did that? Nothing to do with Jimmy’s suspension? The FCC was all over it at the time!
It’s also hard to understand why ABC would happily take him off the air if they turned around and signed a one-year contract extension in December! But maybe the backlash was so bad that they thought it was the best decision regardless of what Trump wanted?
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