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Hollywood unions, Democratic lawmakers and former president Barack Obama on Thursday condemned the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, calling it a dangerous attack on free speech after ABC yanked his programme "Jimmy Kimmel Live" over remarks about murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

The Walt Disney-owned broadcaster said the show would be pulled indefinitely after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) signalled it might investigate Kimmel's commentary. The move came after Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which together own dozens of ABC affiliates, said they would no longer air the show.

Kimmel, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, told viewers on Monday that Kirk's allies were trying to "score political points" from the conse

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