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This week, ABC abruptly suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show indefinitely.
Ostensibly, this craven move was due to his statements in the aftermath of far-right podcaster Charlie Kirk’s death .
Few seem to take more delight at this development than disgraced comedian Roseanne Barr.
ABC fired her back in 2018. Some are equating the Disney-owned network’s choices in both instances.
The Jimmy Kimmel firing is setting off alarm bells
As we noted when CBS canceled Stephen Colbert’s show , one of the key indicators of a free society is whether you can make fun of a country’s leader without consequence.
Many believe that Jimmy Kimmel’s years of poking fun at Donald Trump — for his embarrassing moments, for his many crimes, and for his scandals — is the true moti