Jimmy Kimmel will return to the airwaves on Tuesday.
Disney announced Monday that Jimmy Kimmel Live! , which ABC had suspended “indefinitely” due to comments Kimmel made about the murder of Charlie Kirk , would return to the air Tuesday.
“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” said a statement from The Walt Disney Company. “It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.”
The decision comes after outcry from the Hollywood community, including a public letter