ABC will take its late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air following conservative backlash to comments Kimmel made on air about conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

A network spokesperson did not comment beyond saying that the show will be preempted “indefinitely.” The biggest owner of ABC-affiliated stations, Nexstar, said earlier Wednesday that Kimmel’s program would be replaced starting Wednesday night, linking the move to statements the late-night show host made about last week’s killing of Kirk.

“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” Andrew Alford, pr

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