Disney and ABC have caved to the pressure from boycotts and left-wing backlash and announced Monday that Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be returning to the air on Tuesday night.
Disney announced on Monday that Kimmel’s suspension has been lifted.
“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,” Disney said in a statement. “It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.”
Kimmel’s late-night show was put on suspension last week after he said the man who was arrested and accused