As the initial dust settles over the “indefinite” suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show over comments he made about MAGA fans' reaction of the shooting of far-right extremist Charlie Kirk, the onus now falls on Disney/ABC for the next move.

According to a report from NBC News, the execs at the media conglomerate are feeling the pinch, both in public relations and economically, with one insider who believed Kimmel would never be brought back now changing his mind.

As the report notes, pressure is mounting on the company which is facing, “ ...protests outside its studios, celebrities threatening to break ties and political pressure from Republicans and Democrats.”

A big blow to the suspension came late Friday when Michael Eisner, the ex-CEO of Disney, went public when he posted online, “Where has all the leadership gone? If not for university presidents, law firm managing partners, and corporate chief executives standing up against bullies, who then will step up for the first amendment?” and added the whole situation is “...yet another example of out-of-control intimidation.”

NBC News is also reporting more alarming news for the conglomerate.

“A number of celebrities, including NSYNC band member Lance Bass and ‘Transparent’ star Amy Landecker, have shared screenshots to social media that show their cancellations of their Disney-affiliated subscriptions,” NBC is reporting before adding, “As the message gained traction over the last day across social media sites, Google Trends showed an uptick of searches for the terms ‘cancel Disney Plus’ and ‘boycott Disney,’ as posters declared they were leaving the streaming platforms behind.”


That led popular podcaster Bill Simmons, who was doubtful about Kimmel’s ABC future to have second thoughts.

“What changed over the last 24 plus hours is there was such a groundswell,” he explained. “This just felt like this became the moment. If we stand by and let something like this happen, what’s next? Where do we go?”


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