Jimmy Kimmel will be returning to the late night circuit after all, amid concerns over the show's "indefinite" cancellation and a mounting boycott against ABC and its parent company Walt Disney's products. Jimmy Kimmel Live! was taken off the air suddenly last week after comments made by the late night host following the death of conservative activist and right-wing figure Charlie Kirk . While Jimmy himself remained quiet on the matter, Disney in turn has announced that he and the show are indeed set to be back.
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country," Walt Disney said in a statement shared on Monday, September 22. "It is a decision we made because we felt some o