Jimmy Kimmel Live Likely Won’t Return, Staffer Says

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While fans wait to hear more on what might happen with Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a staffer on the show believes the long-running late-night show won’t be returning.

Why might Jimmy Kimmel Live not return?

Speaking to the Too Much TV newsletter, a staff member of Kimmel’s show said that they don’t believe the show will be coming back like many others believe. One chief reason, they note, is that people that work for the show might leave to find other jobs.

“But the unemployment thing is a big deal for me. There are a lot of people working on the show who can’t afford to be out of work,” said the staffer. “They have jobs that won’t pay them if they don’t work. And they likely don’t have much money saved up. If you’re in Hollywood and don’t want to say anything in support publicly…well, fuck you. But one thing you can do is find a job for one of the staffers who need it right now. Even if it means digging into your own pocket. Spending a little of your own money is the least you can do. And honestly, it is the least you can do.”

Another reason, the staffer notes, is that they don’t believe the people in charge who originally suspended Kimmel’s show will ever be happy with any decision reached.

“I want to think it will. But I can’t imagine a scenario in which that happens,” the staffer said. “Even if Jimmy was willing to publicly apologize and donate money to whatever ghoulish conservative group that is demanding it….MAGA people will never be happy. It will never be enough.

“And Disney will look at the situation and decide it’s cheaper to buy out the rest of his contract and replace the show with reruns of Modern Family and Judge Judy. Somehow, they’ll convince themselves the worst is behind them. Until a day or two pass and they find themselves having to defend Whoopi and the other women of The View. And no one wants to be in that position.

On Wednesday night, ABC halted production on Jimmy Kimmel Live after the FCC openly threatened to take action against the network and its license following Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s death. During his last show as of now, Kimmel commented on the potential political leanings of Kirk’s killer as well as how the MAGA movement was reacting to it.

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” said Kimmel during his monologue.

So far, Kimmel’s show is considered on indefinite pause. Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns ABC affiliate stations alongside Nexstar, has said that in lieu of Kimmel’s upcoming Friday show, ABC will air a special memorial service to Kirk that other affiliates are free to also run. The company also demanded that Kimmel apologize for the comments and make a “meaningful personal donation” to Kirk’s family, as well as Turning Point USA.

(Source: Too Much TV)

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