(NEXSTAR) – Jimmy Kimmel returned to host his late-night show on Tuesday after a weeklong suspension over comments he made in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

Kimmel walked out to a standing ovation from the studio audience of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” before launching into a monologue touching on his suspension, his supporters, and the comments that prompted ABC and the Walt Disney Company to pull his show last week.

“I’ve been hearing a lot about what I need to say and do tonight,” Kimmel said. “And the truth is, I don’t think what I have to say is going to make much of a difference. If you like me, you like me. If you don’t, you don’t. 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, an

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