Jimmy Kimmel broke his silence for the first time since his brief suspension from the airwaves , posting a picture to Instagram on Tuesday of a Hollywood figure who once described himself as being on former President Richard Nixon’s “enemies list."

Kimmel shared a photo of himself and Norman Lear, the television producer who was best known for his progressive activism. Lear died in 2023 at the age of 101. The late-night host captioned the photo, which features his arm around Lear, "Missing this guy today."

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is set to return to ABC on Tuesday night after the network held his over what it described as “ill-timed” comments from Kimmel on the murder of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

During his Sept. 15 show, Kimmel criticized some Republicans for how they w

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