Disney under fire as ABC grapples with
another Jimmy Kimmel controversy
Fox News,
by
Joseph A. Wulfsohn
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Posted By: ConservativeYankee,
4/27/2026 9:22:27 PM
The latest controversy hovering over liberal comedian Jimmy Kimmel is leaving a sour taste among those in ABC's orbit. Kimmel is under fire yet again, this time for a poorly-timed joke he made targeting President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump just two days before Saturday's shocking assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner, where the Trumps and nearly the entire Cabinet were located.
On his own program, the late-night host depicted his own version of the WHCA Dinner where he emceed the annual gala, and leveled several jabs at both the president and first lady.
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No slap on the wrist or suspension: just get rid of this moron immediately.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
MickTurn 4/27/2026 10:13:41 PM (No. 2097942)
1. Jimmy Kimshee is NOT a Comedian, he's a Political HACK, as Nasty as they come.
2. His comments are totally out of line, he MUST be TERMINATED from his JOB!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
DVC 4/27/2026 10:23:35 PM (No. 2097946)
Fire his vicious, hateful, smirking, obnoxious, lying, stinking butt.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
VAPMAN 4/27/2026 10:30:51 PM (No. 2097949)
I remember when Disney ment apolitical clean fun and educational entertainment that was good for kids. Now Disney means fake news and Trump hate crap. Way to go owners of Disney. Maybe I’ll make it long enough to see you go bankrupt.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
PismoPat 4/27/2026 10:59:54 PM (No. 2097952)
Timing has nothing to do with if. That "joke" was in bad taste and disrespectful no matter when mouthed.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
vrb8m 4/27/2026 11:07:13 PM (No. 2097953)
Kimmel's wife is co-head writer and executive producer of his show. His wife helps him write his jokes. So sickening.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 4/27/2026 11:36:25 PM (No. 2097955)
Good to know #6. Make it a twofer.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
crashnburn 4/27/2026 11:56:16 PM (No. 2097962)
Even if Kimmel gets fired (one can hope) it won't abridge his free speech rights. He can still say anything he wants, but it won't be on the national stage.
Rhetorical question: "How can you boycott something that you never watch?"
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
ldb51 4/28/2026 12:29:43 AM (No. 2097973)
Na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
Hey, Jimmy,
GOODBYE!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 4/28/2026 12:35:11 AM (No. 2097975)
Why in the name of all that’s good, he was “reinstated” when he was given a suspension, is anybody’s guess.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
JimBob 4/28/2026 2:07:07 AM (No. 2097982)
Kimmel is not a comedian.
He is not funny.
Never was.
Fact is, Kimmel is a piece of feces.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 4/28/2026 4:17:00 AM (No. 2097984)
Disney is one of the most evil corporations in the world, as evidenced by their ownership of ABC,, which is incapable of telling the truth. Boycott and bankrupt Disney, ABC, and Hollywood
Kimmel is akin to Joseph Goebbels. It's preposterous to characterize his vomit as Free Speech. Kimmel is pure corporate communist propaganda. - evil , racist, divisive, inciting murder arson and looting.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
mifla 4/28/2026 4:21:03 AM (No. 2097986)
If I were a member of the left, I would be very concerned that someday, the right may start treating the left the same way the left treats the right.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Krause 4/28/2026 5:57:44 AM (No. 2097993)
He just misses Joe Biden so much.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
5 handicap 4/28/2026 6:07:50 AM (No. 2097996)
I am sooo happy I sold all my Disney when I did, about 3 years ago. They've produced nothing but garbage for the last decade or so.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 4/28/2026 6:08:22 AM (No. 2097997)
#8, then, at least, he won't have as big of an audience for whatever that is. . .
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 4/28/2026 6:18:51 AM (No. 2097998)
Emphasis on "for whatever that is" and it is my hope that he has a very, very small national audience. . .
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Strike3 4/28/2026 7:11:52 AM (No. 2098027)
Kimmel is only one piece of the rotten fruit known as Disney. My family has not spent a penny there in thirty years.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
bpl40 4/28/2026 7:37:22 AM (No. 2098042)
The primary driver behind such a comment is not humor but treason. Should be treated as such.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
skacmar 4/28/2026 7:51:59 AM (No. 2098050)
Would Jimmy Kimmel take "jokes" about death so lightly if someone were making them about his son (who has a heart condition)? Bet he and the left would suddenly sing a different tune about joking about family members dying or being killed.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 4/28/2026 8:05:44 AM (No. 2098054)
I quit watching anything Disney years ago when they buried 'Song of the South' for 'woke' reasons. That little movie was wonderful. It depicted blacks as subservient but it was set in that era and wouldn't have worked otherwise.
History can be inconvenient for leftist indoctrination and must be either rewritten or expunged. We rubes in flyover country have to be properly taught the right way to think by our self-appointed betters.
Here's where they manage to be be so stupid and clueless. Uncle Remus was the hero and the little black kid was the white child's best friend. The true villains in the film were the disreputable white people who tried to bully them.
The real hero is Uncle Remus who saves the little white boy's life and even his white mother is shown in a bad light.
This is one of Disney's greatest films but trying to ban it failed. It's available at several places if you look. I bought my copy at a gun and memorabilia show and made sure my kids saw it growing up. A real little masterpiece.
'Amos 'n Andy got the same treatment. The show had the finest ensemble of black actors of any TV show ever produced. It had it's comic moments (hilarious) but people forget that the cab driver, Amos, was pictured as a wise, smart and wonderful family man. White guilt and it's accompanying stupidity continue to ruin our culture.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Hazymac 4/28/2026 8:09:16 AM (No. 2098057)
Kimmel's "widow" remark to Melania Trump is probably the most soulless thing I've ever heard said. Disney ought to come down on him like an anvil. Only the worst people on earth could ever say anything like that. Both Jimmy and his toxic wife need to spend time on their knees in repentance, or else they're both going to hell where they will burn forever. The Almighty hates this stuff, and so do we. Jimmy ought to be a pariah with no friends.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
SweetPea3 4/28/2026 8:33:56 AM (No. 2098068)
Don't waste your time voicing your disgust about the vile kimmel(s) to Disney/ABC. Theyre as vile and vicious as kimmel. Find out who advertises on the show and BudLight them.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Kafka2 4/28/2026 8:43:18 AM (No. 2098070)
What Kimmel a joke was deplorable cruelty. It is shocking that Disney would keep this man in their employment. He definitely doesn’t do anything for Disney’s corporate image.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
LanceLink1 4/28/2026 8:51:05 AM (No. 2098071)
Kimmel is not funny (hasn't been since girls on trampolines) and thrives on the clapping seals of an ignorant audience. I haven't watched any of his content that displays his "talent" other than what is presented in articles such as this.
Having said that I will defend his right to say what he wants (first amendment y'all). Its up to his management to decide if he adds enough to the corporate image and bottom line to keep him around.
Don't watch Kimmel and don't add to Disney's success. Ignore the annoying jerk off. Works for me.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
janjan 4/28/2026 9:20:20 AM (No. 2098082)
Unfortunately there is a down side to the 1st Amendment. Ignorant jerks with no moral compass are allowed to say ugly despicable things. Some will have national audiences. I am not willing to surrender my own free speech rights to shut them up. This will be a financial decision by the Disney board.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Ruhn 4/28/2026 9:20:21 AM (No. 2098083)
FTA: "It is unclear whether Disney will maintain its support for Kimmel this time around. The Kirk controversy took place under CEO Bob Iger, who reportedly made the call to temporarily bench the host. Iger has since stepped down and handed the reins to Josh D'Amaro in March, marking his first major crisis as the company's leader."
The fact that Disney senior leadership never dropped Kimmel at all through all of this is telling.
Walt is spinning in his cryogenic chamber.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Ruhn 4/28/2026 9:26:39 AM (No. 2098088)
One more thing: ABC dropped Roseanne like a bad habit over her her Michelle tweet. This was after Roseanne's re-boot was green-lit.
In this case, what's good for the gander is good for the goose.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Ruhn 4/28/2026 9:41:09 AM (No. 2098095)
Correction: The object of Roseanne's controversial tweet was Valerie Jarrett, not Michelle.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 4/28/2026 10:51:44 AM (No. 2098129)
I agree very much with #24. I am not of the mindset that the success of Disney should be undermined. The only ones that get hurt in the end are the employees. Or lack of when they start laying off. I think Melania and Donald Trump have the right idea - terminate employment of Jimmy Kimmel.
I also want to point out one thing. When protesting a service or product, if someone does not want to participate, do not belittle them. I am probably talking about myself because Disneyland has some very special memories of my deceased Dad. I could start crying when talking about the ride "It's A Small World" because it triggers how I remember his laugh.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
mc squared 4/28/2026 10:54:10 AM (No. 2098131)
Nothing will happen. His ratings may even take a bump up as people tune in to see the response. The loons on the left won't stop watching and normal people never watched. He's still making money for Disney.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 4/28/2026 11:28:20 AM (No. 2098160)
ABC exists only because they get to use the public airwaves. The bandwidth should only be used for the good of the country not the opposite so take them from ABC.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
ldb51 4/28/2026 12:09:12 PM (No. 2098203)
#13: that's why they want our weapons...
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unfortunately this goes deeper than JK - what management
continues with him given his doubtful contribution to shareholder value.
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