LOS ANGELES (Gray News) - ABC says it is taking Jimmy Kimmel‘s popular late-night show off its schedule indefinitely.

According to multiple reports, ABC’s move comes after Nexstar Media Group, one of the largest owners of TV stations in the country, said it would be preempting airings of the program following remarks Kimmel made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, host Jimmy Kimmel appears at the Oscars in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

CNN reports that Nexstar said it “strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”

According to Variet

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