(KTLA) – ABC suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after backlash over the late-night host’s remarks on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. While many media reports highlighted Kimmel’s Sept. 15 monologue as the catalyst, a look back at his final episodes shows he raised the topic in multiple monologues since Sept. 10.
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So, what did Kimmel say about Kirk and the reaction to his killing in the days before the show was pulled?
Thursday, Sept. 11
Before guests Sean Penn and Owen Cooper joined him on stage the night after