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Comedian Wanda Sykes blasted Disney’s suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel last month and criticized Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival for warning comics not to joke about its regime in an interview published Monday, calling both examples of censorship.

Speaking with Variety, Sykes said Kimmel’s suspension over comments about the alleged shooter of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was a "crazy" example of cancel culture.

"It was a real — I don’t want to say a wake-up call, because we were aware of how bad things were. But this is crazy now. I still don’t see how what he said was outlandish or hurtful," Sykes said , defending the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host.

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