Jimmy Kimmel Says He Didn’t See Any ‘Problem’ With Words About Charlie Kirk Murder, Blames ‘Right-Wing Media Networks’ for Backlash

Charlie Nash Oct 10th, 2025, 5:38 am

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel complained on Wednesday that the controversial remarks he made regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk had been “maliciously mischaracterized” by “right-wing media networks,” and that he did not see any “problem” with them until his show was taken off the air.

During a live interview with Kimmel for Bloomberg Screentime, Lucas Shaw asked, “How long after the initial episode where you made the comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Monday episode, did you realize there was a problem?”

“I didn’t think there was a big problem. You know, I just saw it as distortion on the

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