"Screengrab via ABC Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was reportedly about to deliver another controversial monologue when his show was suspended by ABC this week. According to CNN, which spoke to an unnamed source familiar with the situation, Kimmel was preparing to deliver a monologue on Wednesday evening addressing the backlash he had received for another monologue that week about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk."
"If Jimmy went on the air, there would have been no way back from that monologue for Jimmy, the source said. We didn't want that. Everyone deeply values him and wants him to come back. But he has to take down the temperature. After publishing the source's quote on Thursday, CNN stealth-edited its article, removing the first half. Everyone deeply values him and wants him to come back. But he has to take down the temperature, read the quote following CNN's edit."
"The decision to suspend Kimmel's show was reportedly made by Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney Entertainment Co-Chair Dana Walden in hopes of protecting Kimmel and the Disney brand from accelerating the controversy. The author of the article, CNN Entertainment Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, previously suggested on Wednesday that it was unlikely Jimmy Kimmel Live! would return to television anytime soon. Many people are saying that even though it's not a cancellation at this moment, it's hard to imagine the show coming back, she said."
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Kimmel prepared a heated Wednesday monologue responding to backlash over an earlier monologue about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. A CNN source described the planned monologue as very hot and said airing it would have been irreversible, urging a reduction in temperature and expressing a desire for Kimmel's return. CNN later edited its article to remove part of the source quote. Disney CEO Bob Iger and Co-Chair Dana Walden reportedly suspended the show to protect Kimmel and the Disney brand amid accelerating controversy. The show was pre-empted after backlash related to Kimmel's comments about the Kirk case.
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