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Sinclair is putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air on its 38 ABC TV stations, after preempting his late-night TV show in protest over Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killer. Sinclair said in a statement that it will end its preemption of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and the show will return Friday evening on Sinclair’s ABC affiliates. The Sept. 26 airing of the …

The Trump administration’s attempt to silence Jimmy Kimmel appears to have backfired. The host’s broadcast return to late-night television on Tuesday brought in 6.2 million views, four times his usual audience, according to data from Nielsen. Meanwhile, Kimmel’s monologue on YouTube has reached 21 million views and counting, making it his most-watched monologue of all time on the platform. The comedian …

Sharon Osbourne, left, Liev Schreiber and Mayim Bialik are among the 1,200-plus Hollywood figures who have signed an open letter pushing back against a previous, widely-signed industry boycott of Israeli film groups. Matt Winkelmeyer; Jeff Spicer; Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matt Winkelmeyer; Jeff Spicer; Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images Hollywood is divided over the war in Gaza and is …

Around 1200 artists and executives from the entertainment world have signed an open letter condemning any Israeli film boycott calls amid the Gaza conflict. “To censor the very voices trying to find common ground and express their humanity, is wrong, ineffective, and a form of collective punishment,” the letter released on Thursday by the non-profit organizations Creative Community for Peace …

More than 1,200 entertainment industry figures have signed a new open letter rejecting the recent high-profile pledge by thousands of their peers to boycott Israeli films over the war in Gaza. Stars including Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Debra Messing are among those who have lent their names to the letter, which says the previous pledge “advocates” …

Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik and Debra Messing are among more than 1,200 entertainment industry names who have signed a new open letter denouncing the call for a boycott of Israeli film institutions over the war in Gaza. The letter, released on Thursday by the nonprofit organizations Creative Community for Peace and The Brigade, urges the nearly 4,000 signees of the …

Nexstar and Sinclair Boycott Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to Late Night  The New York Times The Jimmy Kimmel battle is far from over — and it’s exposing a deep fracture in broadcast TV  CNN Join the ACLU and Over 400 Artists to Defend Free Speech  American Civil Liberties Union Jimmy Kimmel’s show is returning to ABC on Tuesday, but not all stations will air …

Actors who have worked for Disney are urging people to boycott the media and entertainment giant after its ABC network suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The internet was already lighting up with users sharing screenshots of canceled subscriptions to Disney-owned streaming services or canceled vacations at Disney …

Jimmy Kimmel, who had his late night show suspended indefinitely by Disney-owned ABC in the wake of comments about the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect, Tyler Robinson, is receiving more support from high-profile Hollywood celebrities. Pedro Pascal, who recently starred in The Fantastic Four: First Steps from Disney and Marvel, took to Instagram on Thursday to write, “Standing with you Jimmy …

The indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has prompted impassioned calls for a boycott against Disney, ABC’s parent company, and other major media conglomerates that have refused to air Kimmel’s show. Boycott calls grew after ABC announced it would indefinitely suspend the popular show following complaints from the Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr. Carr’s complaints stem from Kimmel’s …