Disney says Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday, 6 days after suspension

LOS ANGELES — Disney said on Monday it would return comedian Jimmy Kimmel to late-night television on Tuesday, six days after his show was threatened with a regulatory probe and suspended over comments he made about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination. Disney's move to restore the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show to the lineup of its ABC network represented the highest-profile challenge yet from a communications company to an escalating crackdown by U.S. President Donald Trump on his perceived media critics through litigation and warnings regulatory action. The U-turn came after several prominent conservatives, including U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican who leads oversight of the Federal Communications Commission, joined Democrats in criticizing the head of the FCC for threatening retaliation against ABC. Disney also faced pressure from consumers rallying against Kimmel's suspension by canceling their subscriptions to the Disney+ streaming subscription service. Kimmel, who has frequently ridiculed Trump on his show, drew outrage from conservatives for saying that Trump'Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times