Jimmy Kimmel's future at US broadcaster ABC is said to have been in peril before his tonight show was pulled from the air.

The 57-year-old broadcaster has had his chat show indefinitely axed by the network in the wake of controversy over remarks he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk, and sources have now said he was facing uncertainty with bosses anyway.

Kimmel "had just months left on his deal with Disney and was set to start negotiations with bigwigs later this year", US news brand Page Six said in a report.

It said sources had told the outlet ABC "may have been getting ready to push him out after this season".

"Sources said the network could've used the furore over his outspoken nightly monologues to pull the plug early and avoid another year of Kimmel's controversial comments,"

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