The ABC television network said the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show was to be taken off the air "indefinitely" after the host made controversial comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel had suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man arrested for allegedly shooting and killing Kirk, had actually been a supporter of President Donald Trump and the "Make America Great Again" movement.
'We have made the difficult decision to pre-empt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.'
"The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it," Kimmel said during the o