Who's Jimmy Kimmel and what are the keys to the controversy after he canceled his show?
The cancellation of the well-known humorist's Jimmy Kimmel Live! program has intensified the debate on freedom of expression and censorship in the United States.
The debate on freedom of expression and censorship has intensified in the United States, after the ABC TV channel Jimmy Kimmel Live added threats from President Donald Trump to the cancellation of one of the most successful humorous late night .
The said program has been removed from the grill precisely because of comments bypresenterJimmy Kimmel about the murder of ultraconservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was shot dead on September 10 at an outdoor event at a university in Utah. The defendant, Tyler Robinson, is a 22-year-old white man. Kimmel suggested in his speech that the killer is a Republican and that the Republican Party is doing everything it can to deter him and make political gains from the situation.
Monday's show has causeda great deal of unease inthe White House. In this regard, the head of the Federal Communications Committee, Brendan Carr (appointed by Trump), threatened to take action against the ABC network unless it "punished" the presenter, after which ABC decided to cancel the show.
Trump has threatened the media with withdrawing his emission permit
Last night, Trump threatened the media critics with withdrawing the emission permit.
"I've read somewhere that 97% of the channels are against me, and yet I easily won in the seven key states (in the presidential election). if 97% are against me, it's bad publicity andthey should take thelicense , "he said on the Air Force One plane.
Trump's threats have not stopped there, and in the last few hours he has called on NBC to cancel the Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers TV shows.
Who's Jimmy Kimmel?
Kimmel was born on November 13, 1967 in New York, and since 2003 he has been running the ABC TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live!
She has a special satirical styleand previously worked on local television and radio. She has also worked as an actress and producer and has won the Emmy Awards in comedy.
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