John Oliver laid into ABC — and Disney CEO Bob Iger in particular — on Sunday for suspending fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel , devoting much of Last Week Tonight to the dangers of media censorship. Related Stories
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“It is not safe to let attacks on one show slide because there are currently others,” Oliver said. “And I know I’ve literally said these exact same words about the cancellation of Doctor Odyssey , but I promise this situation is genuinely worse.
“It is important to remember that, as of this taping [Saturday], Kimmel is just suspended, not