Jimmy Kimmel has extended his contract with Disney-owned ABC for a year, sources said Monday, months after his late-night show was yanked off the air in a confrontation with President Donald Trump's administration.

The late-night host will continue to front "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" into the middle of 2027, a person familiar with the matter told AFP.

His contract had been due to expire in May of next year.

The move comes after a spat pitting the White House against Kimmel in the wake of the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

Kimmel, who frequently skewers Trump and his inner circle, annoyed conservatives when he said "the MAGA gang" was trying to exploit the college campus murder.

Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr appeared to threaten the licen

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