Howard Stern lashed out at ABC on Monday for suspending his longtime friend Jimmy Kimmel — blasting the move as government-backed censorship and warning that broadcasters were “bent [the] knee” to political intimidation.
“I can no longer keep my mouth shut,” Stern, who said he canceled his subscription to the Disney+ streaming service in protest of the move, declared as he opened his SiriusXM show on Monday.
“I feel obligated to say something, because s–t’s getting outta control.”
Stern accused ABC of caving to pressure after FCC chairman Brendan Carr publicly warned Disney over Kimmel’s controversial remarks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. 7
“This involves the network ABC. They did something really dumb and f–kin’ horrible,” Stern said, before br