Jon Stewart delivered a stinging, sarcasm-laden defense of Jimmy Kimmel

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Jon Stewart is wearing a suit and looking ahead.
"I don't know who this Johnny Drimmel Live ABC character is. But the point is, our great administration has laid out very clear rules on free speech," Jon Stewart said on Thursday night.

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I went to a protest at Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. It wasn't just about one comedian.

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Protesters gathered outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.

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Stephen Colbert calls Jimmy Kimmel getting yanked off-air a 'blatant assault on the freedom of speech'

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Stephen Colbert is smiling and looking ahead while wearing a suit.
"Well, you know what my community values are, buster? Freedom of speech," Stephen Colbert said in his opening monologue on Thursday.

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Jimmy Kimmel's suspension fits squarely into the FCC's new pressure playbook

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Brendan Carr, Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), testified during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee.
Brendan Carr, a senior Republican Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, has been tapped to lead the FCC in a second Trump term.

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A $6.2 billion deal looms over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

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Side by side of FCC chair Brendan Carr and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
FCC chair Brendan Carr criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel shortly before his show was pulled off air.

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Companies from ABC to Office Depot are disciplining employees for their public comments on Charlie Kirk's death

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Charlie Kirk speaking into a microphone.
The conservative activist Charlie Kirk died on Wednesday.

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These are the demands ABC-affiliate Sinclair is making to air Jimmy Kimmel again

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Jimmy Kimmel in July 2025.
ABC said on Wednesday that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will be "pre-empted indefinitely."

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez blasts ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, a Biden appointee, has been a fierce critic of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

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19 photos show Tiffany Trump's style evolution, from New York socialite to first daughter

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A side-by-side of two photos of Tiffany Trump.
Tiffany Trump's style has evolved over her years in the public eye.

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Melania Trump stuck to her go-to neutral outfits for her UK visit, with one exception

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Melania Trump wore some memorable outfits during her state visit to the UK.

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