ABC sidelined late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel over his controversial comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk after Nexstar Media Group said it would preempt Kimmel's show.

A spokesperson for ABC, which is owned by Disney, said in a statement on Wednesday that " Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely," following an announcement by one of its major broadcasting partners that it would stop airing Kimmel's show indefinitely.

Nexstar, the owner of 32 ABC affiliate stations, said Wednesday that it "strongly objects" to Kimmel's comments and said that it would preempt his show "for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight's show."

"Mr. Kimmel's comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in

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