Jimmy Kimmel Show Halted Indefinitely After Church Comment Controversy

Jimmy Kimmel's talk show is stopped at an indefinite time by Disney-owned ABC after the host commented on the suspected murderer of right-wing profile Charlie Kirk, reports American media.

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Jimmy Kimmel Show Halted Indefinitely After Church Comment Controversy
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The message came on Wednesday evening local time, after at least one distributor stated that it would replace the program "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after the host's comments.

It was in Monday's broadcast that Kimmel hinted that Kirk's suspected murderer Tyler Robinson could be a Trump supporter.

The gang is desperately trying to portray the guy who murdered Charlie Kirk as something other than one of them and is doing everything they can to win political points from it, said Kimmel.

The 31-year-old debater Charlie Kirk was shot dead while speaking in front of a large crowd at Utah Valley University last week.

Kimmel has long used his daily talk show on the TV channel ABC to criticize and tease US President Donald Trump. The President has in turn raised the tone against Kimmel and other comedians with demands that they be removed from the air.

This summer, the news came that the talk show "The Late Show", with host Stephen Colbert, will be laid down next year. The TV channel CBS claims that the shutdown is a "financial decision", while critics mean that the TV company has laid down for President Trump.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was broadcast for the first time in 2003.

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