Political commentator Megyn Kelly, who supported the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s present, has now reacted to a put up about Perry Sook, who many alleged was liable for the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Stay!. Perry Sook is the founding father of Nexstar Media Group and at present serves as the corporate’s chairman and CEO.
On September 17, Disney subsidiary ABC stated it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel Stay! off the air. The choice got here after Nexstar Media Group introduced that it will preempt Kimmel’s present on its ABC associates. As per Fox Enterprise, Nexstar owns 32 ABC affiliate stations.
Within the aftermath of the present’s suspension, many individuals blamed Perry Sook on the web for the suspension of Kimmel’s present. Influencer Ed Krassenstein additionally shared a put up on his X account by which he posted Perry Sook’s picture and wrote that he was “liable for canceling Jimmy Kimmel.” Whereas sharing a cellphone quantity, Krassenstein wrote, “Be sure you let him understand how you are feeling.”
On September 18, Megyn Kelly took a swipe at this put up and wrote,
“Oh we’ll. We’ll inform him how proud we’re of him.”
Throughout the September 15 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Stay!, Kimmel seemingly linked Charlie Kirk’s homicide suspect to Donald Trump’s “MAGA.” He stated,
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately making an attempt to characterize this child who murdered Charlie Kirk as something aside from one among them and doing every part they’ll to attain political factors from it.”
Megyn Kelly slammed Jimmy Kimmel for his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s homicide suspect
Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks through the Monday episode drew backlash on-line from many customers, together with Megyn Kelly. On September 17, Megyn Kelly slammed the late-night host in a protracted X put up. Whereas contesting Kimmel’s remark about Kirk’s homicide suspect’s ideological affiliations, Kelly wrote,
“I’ve zero doubt ABC was overwhelmed with completely livid calls/feedback/emails from truly-FED UP viewers, and knew it had crossed a lethal severe line. Briefly, GOOD RIDDANCE.”
In her X put up, she stated that Kimmel’s remarks had been an “intentional” try to “gin up hatred” towards the “very group” most affected by Kirk’s demise. She added that Kimmel had performed it “willfully and even gleefully.” In her tweet, Megyn Kelly took intention at “left” and stated,
“What the Left doesn’t appear to grasp and desires to listen to is that MAGA has f&cking HAD IT. We’re ANGRY. We’re INCENSED watching the L smear us, our ppl, actually getting a few of our buddies killed.”
What did Nexstar Media touch upon Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks?
On Wednesday, Nexstar launched a press be aware asserting that its ABC associates would preempt Jimmy Kimmel Stay! “indefinitely” ranging from the September 17 episode. Within the press launch, Nexstar said that it strongly objected to latest feedback made by Kimmel “regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk.” The broadcasting firm added that it will “substitute” the present with one other TV program.
President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, Andrew Alford’s assertion was additionally included within the press launch, which learn:
“Mr. Kimmel’s feedback concerning the demise of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a essential time in our nationwide political discourse… Persevering with to present Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform within the communities we serve is just not within the public curiosity on the present time, and now we have made the tough choice to preempt his present in an effort to let cooler heads prevail.”
Nexstar Media’s assertion got here after the Federal Communications Fee chairman, Brendan Carr, demanded motion in opposition to Kimmel throughout his interview with Benny Johnson on September 17.
Edited by Anuj Singh Kushwaha
