: Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television after nearly a weeklong suspension and delivered an emotional monologue. Close to tears, the host said he never intended to make light of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“I have no illusions about changing anyone’s mind, but I do want to make something clear, because it’s important to me as a human and that is, you understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said Tuesday night. “I don’t think there’s anything funny about it.”

He added that he wasn’t trying to blame any specific group “for the actions of what … was obviously a deeply disturbed individual. That was really the opposite of the point I was trying to make.” He said he understood his remarks last week to some “f

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