The ABC network, owned by Disney, announced the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's 'Late Night' program, a few days after a controversial remark related to the assassination of the Trumpist youth leader Charlie Kirk. Kimmel criticized Trump's followers by arguing that they were trying to deflect blame for the attack onto others. This move comes after the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's late-night show on CBS, and adds more pressure to the tensions between the media and the current U.S. administration.
The situation worsens with President Trump's legal actions against the media, including a $15 million settlement from ABC and $16 million from CBS, intended for the construction of his presidential library. Kimmel, who has openly expressed his opposition to Trump, recently obtained Italian citizenship and harshly criticized the president's policies. Their comments and political positions have generated additional frictions, just as the administration is debating the delimitation of 'hate speech' in the context of freedom of expression.
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