Beyond Kimmel: The soft pressure that's silencing business

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When it comes to cracking down on free expression, America has two colorful and distinct traditions. And one is playing out in business right now.

'We vote with our dollars': People are boycotting Disney and canceling their streaming subscriptions

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A boycott Disney sign held outside of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! studio.

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Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner blasts the Kimmel suspension: 'Where has all the leadership gone?'

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Robert Iger, President of Walt Disney Company, and Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Company, attend the introduction of ABC's fall line-up at Radio City Music Hall.
Robert Iger, President of Walt Disney Company (left), and Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Company (right), attend the introduction of ABC's fall line-up at Radio City Music Hall.

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Jimmy Kimmel could flee ABC for the internet. That wouldn't solve his problems.

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Late-night hosts reacted to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension with the sharpest tools in their kit: comedy and defiance

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Late-night hosts responded to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

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James Dixon is about to be the busiest guy in late-night

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James Dixon.

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Bill Simmons advises Jimmy Kimmel on how to break up with Disney, a decade after his own dramatic exit

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Media mogul Bill Simmons used to work with Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night show.

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Jimmy Fallon says he hopes Jimmy Kimmel gets to go back on ABC

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Jimmy Fallon said he's read up on the benefits of nose breathing.

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Hollywood reacts to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' being suspended

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Jimmy Kimmel at the 96th Oscars held at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles.

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Seth Meyers says Jimmy Kimmel's suspension is a 'big moment' for democracy

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"Trump promised to end government censorship and bring back free speech, and he's doing the opposite," Seth Meyers said on Thursday night.

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