Dave Portnoy expanded on his controversial Jimmy Kimmel tweet on Thursday morning after the comedian’s late-night show was indefinitely suspended.
The Barstool Sports founder claimed the decision by Disney to yank “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air was not about “cancel culture” in a tweet shortly after the news surfaced — eliciting a mixed response from his 3.7 million followers.
Portnoy, who frequently dives into political discussions on social media, doubled down on his “unique” stance in a four-and-a-half-minute video posted Thursday to his social media channels.
Here is the only take that matter on the Kimmel suspension. Mine of course… pic.twitter.com/VtnJUMuH9S — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) September 18, 2025
“To me, this is not cancel culture at all,” Portnoy said. “ W