Jimmy Kimmel‘s talk show will return to screens on Tuesday night, a week after his suspension for remarks about Charlie Kirk‘s murder.
The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, said they’ll ‘return the show on Tuesday’ in a statement.
Kimmel had been banned from public airwaves since Wednesday after suggesting MAGA supporters were trying hard to distance themselves from Kirk’s alleged killer Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from southern Utah.
A Disney spokesperson said: ‘Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.
‘It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.
‘We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.’
No further details were provided.
Kimmel, last Monday, said: ‘We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it.’
The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, said they’ll ‘return the show on Tuesday’ in a statement
Pictured, Disney’s statement Monday announcing Kimmel’s return
‘We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it,’ he said.
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