Jimmy Kimmel will soon be back on the air.

His late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — which Disney suspended following the host’s comments about the Charlie Kirk assassination — will return to ABC on Tuesday, the company announced.

“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,” said a statement from the network.

The announcement came following days of backlash from those who viewed the suspension as a threat to freedom of speech – which included an open letter from more than 400 celebrities released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Celebrities, politicians and many others reacted to the news of Kimmel’s return, with some supportive of the host and others criticizing the decision to put him back on the air.

“Cannot wait to hear @JimmyKimmel’s monologue tomorrow,” comedian and former talks how host Ellen DeGeneres wrote on Instagram.

Actor Ben Stiller posted celebratory emojis on X.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called out Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr.

“Thank you to everyone but @BrendanCarrFCC. This is a win for free speech everywhere,” he wrote on X.

Actor Mark Hamill, in a post on Threads, shared a screenshot of story with the headline “KIMMEL BACK!”

“Meltdown on ‘Truth’ Social in 5… 4… 3… 2…”, he wrote.

“Protest matters. Use your voice,” actor Alyssa Milano wrote on Instagram.

Actor Rosie O’Donnell wrote “the sun will come out – tomorrow #jimmykimmellive” in an Instagram caption.

Author Don Winslow wrote that Kimmel’s return was the result of Disney’s financial loss.

Senator Chuck Schumer wrote, “This is about fighting for free speech and against these abuses by Donald Trump and Brendan Carr.”

Comedian Gianmarco Soresi joked that Kimmel’s suspension and return to air could result in a ratings boost.

Not all celebrated Kimmel’s return.

ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely on Wednesday after comments he made about Kirk, who was killed Sept. 10. Kimmel said “many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk” and that “the MAGA gang” was “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”

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Backlash to Kimmel’s comments was swift. Nexstar and Sinclair, two of ABC’s largest affiliate owners, said they would be pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from their stations.

ABC announced the suspension later that day — and, five days later, announced Kimmel’s return.

Media personality Piers Morgan, in response to Kimmel’s return to the air, wrote: “So, Kimmel wasn’t cancelled by Trump or the FCC after all – but temporarily suspended by his employer because they thought what he said was ill-timed and insensitive.”

Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and conservative commentator Matt Walsh both mentioned Kimmel’s brief suspension.

Andrew Kolvet, spokesman for Turning Point USA, the conservative organization founded by Charlie Kirk, called for Nextstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which own many ABC affiliate stations, to refuse to broadcast Kimmel’s show.

“Disney and ABC caving and allowing Kimmell back on the air is not surprising, but it’s their mistake to make. Nextstar and Sinclair do not have to make the same choice,” he wrote.

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Cook County property owners are still waiting for their second installment tax bills months after they’re typically mailed out in the summer.

The delay stems from a years-long technology upgrade that county officials say is more complex than anticipated, and residents are growing increasingly frustrated.

NBC 5 Responds has heard from dozens of taxpayers, including Colette, who wrote: “Why are second installments late every year? It’s a pain in the neck. Playing with my mortgage company, playing with my escrow account, it’s nuts.”

Another resident, Eve, added: “No system update in the world takes months on end.”

Nearly $87 Million in Contracts

According to records, Cook County contracted Tyler Technologies to implement a new integrated property tax and mass appraisal system.

Records reviewed by NBC 5 Responds show Cook County awarded the company two contracts since 2015—one for the Integrated Property Tax and Mass Appraisal System, and another for the Electronic Court Docket and Case Management System. Together, the contracts total nearly $87 million.

However, Tyler Technologies’ business license with the State of Illinois was revoked on Sept. 12, according to the Secretary of State’s office. The company failed to file an annual report and must now pay fees and submit paperwork to reinstate its license.

Tyler Technologies declined an on-camera interview but said in a statement it is working with the state to resolve the issue.

Budget Uncertainty and Taxpayer Confusion

Austin Berg, executive director of the Chicago Policy Center, warns the delay could have serious consequences.

“This is just creating an insane uncertainty,” Berg said. “If this keeps dragging for months and months, we’re in uncharted territory really for the city and the county. There will need to be more borrowing and there will be a lot more finger pointing in blame.”

He also urged property owners to prepare for the unknown.

“You should be prepared for whatever comes in the mail in the form of that property tax bill. You should save money,” he said.

Tyler Technologies said the upgrade involves integrating three county agencies—each using different legacy systems—and converting 20 years of data. The company also cited agency leadership changes and a request to convert data for a board audit as reasons for the delay.

No timeline for completion was provided.

What Taxpayers Need to Know

According to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office:

• Property tax bills are due 30 days after the mailing date.
• Interest will not accrue until after the due date passes.
• Taxpayers who do not escrow are advised to save monthly in anticipation of the bill. 

NBC 5 Responds requested an interview with Preckwinkle’s office but the request was declined. We were promised a statement from the county president, but as of publication, we have not received one.

Jimmy Kimmel will soon be back on the air.

His late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — which Disney suspended following the host’s comments about the Charlie Kirk assassination — will return to ABC on Tuesday, the company announced.

“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,” said a statement from the network.

The announcement came following days of backlash from those who viewed the suspension as a threat to freedom of speech – which included an open letter from more than 400 celebrities released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Celebrities, politicians and many others reacted to the news of Kimmel’s return, with some supportive of the host and others criticizing the decision to put him back on the air.

“Cannot wait to hear @JimmyKimmel’s monologue tomorrow,” comedian and former talks how host Ellen DeGeneres wrote on Instagram.

Actor Ben Stiller posted celebratory emojis on X.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called out Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr.

“Thank you to everyone but @BrendanCarrFCC. This is a win for free speech everywhere,” he wrote on X.

Actor Mark Hamill, in a post on Threads, shared a screenshot of story with the headline “KIMMEL BACK!”

“Meltdown on ‘Truth’ Social in 5… 4… 3… 2…”, he wrote.

“Protest matters. Use your voice,” actor Alyssa Milano wrote on Instagram.

Actor Rosie O’Donnell wrote “the sun will come out – tomorrow #jimmykimmellive” in an Instagram caption.

Author Don Winslow wrote that Kimmel’s return was the result of Disney’s financial loss.

Senator Chuck Schumer wrote, “This is about fighting for free speech and against these abuses by Donald Trump and Brendan Carr.”

Comedian Gianmarco Soresi joked that Kimmel’s suspension and return to air could result in a ratings boost.

Not all celebrated Kimmel’s return.

ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely on Wednesday after comments he made about Kirk, who was killed Sept. 10. Kimmel said “many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk” and that “the MAGA gang” was “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”

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What did Jimmy Kimmel say? See comments that led to ABC pulling show

Backlash to Kimmel’s comments was swift. Nexstar and Sinclair, two of ABC’s largest affiliate owners, said they would be pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from their stations.

ABC announced the suspension later that day — and, five days later, announced Kimmel’s return.

Media personality Piers Morgan, in response to Kimmel’s return to the air, wrote: “So, Kimmel wasn’t cancelled by Trump or the FCC after all – but temporarily suspended by his employer because they thought what he said was ill-timed and insensitive.”

Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and conservative commentator Matt Walsh both mentioned Kimmel’s brief suspension.

Andrew Kolvet, spokesman for Turning Point USA, the conservative organization founded by Charlie Kirk, called for Nextstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which own many ABC affiliate stations, to refuse to broadcast Kimmel’s show.

“Disney and ABC caving and allowing Kimmell back on the air is not surprising, but it’s their mistake to make. Nextstar and Sinclair do not have to make the same choice,” he wrote.

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President Donald Trump said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved a chemotherapy drug called leucovorin as a treatment to alleviate symptoms of autism, despite little evidence that the medication works.

Trump also said the administration is issuing a warning to doctors not to recommend acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol and other widely used medications— for pregnant women, claiming it may be linked to autism in children.

Trump had been teasing the announcement for days, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have pledged to determine the cause of the developmental disorder by September.

The administration had planned to release its long-awaited report on causes of autism around Sept. 29 or Sept. 30, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News. But Trump preempted the rollout over the weekend, and details soon appeared in the Washington Post.

“We understood a lot more than a lot of people who studied it,” Trump said from the White House, referring to autism. He spoke alongside Kennedy, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz.

”Taking Tylenol is not good,” Trump said. “I’ll say it. It’s not good.”

Leucovorin is a drug approved by the FDA to counteract the side effects of certain chemotherapy drugs and sometimes used off-label to treat vitamin B9 deficiency. Leucovorin is a form of folinic acid, a B vitamin. The drug has shown promise in clinical trials with helping some children with autism improve their speech. But the Autism Science Foundation, which funds evidence-based autism research, does not recommend it as a treatment yet and says more studies are needed.

Trump said the FDA on Monday updated the drug’s label for the treatment of autism symptoms.

Oz said Medicaid — in partnership with states — will cover the medication with a prescription.

“We believe insurance companies will rapidly follow our lead,” Oz said.

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Kennedy also said the FDA will issue a letter to health care providers advising that the over-the-counter medication should be used during pregnancy only in cases of high fever, when the fever itself may pose a health risk to the fetus.

The FDA’s notice, sometimes called a “Dear Doctor” letter, is meant to alert physicians and other prescribers to urgent or clinically significant safety issues the agency has identified with a drug. Kennedy also said the FDA will begin the process to initiate a safety label change for the drug.

Bhattacharya said at Monday’s briefing that the NIH will dedicate $50 million to 13 research projects focused on identifying root causes and treatments for autism, an effort known as the “autism data science initiative.” The research will focus on environmental and medical factors, nutrition, events during pregnancy, biology and genetics, he said.

“Given this wide range of symptoms across the spectrum, it seems certain that there will be a wide range of biological contributors to explaining the cause,” he said.

Researchers who’ve spent decades researching potential causes of autism say the administration hasn’t uncovered any new evidence — and the existing data still doesn’t support its claims.

“This is not new,” Dr. Allison Bryant, a high-risk obstetrician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in an earlier interview “It has bubbled up every now and again with studies that show maybe some kind of association, but not clearly showing any cause and effect.”

Experts say autism spectrum disorder, which is characterized by challenges with social and speech skills and by repetitive behaviors, likely stems from multiple factors rather than a single cause. It affects 1 in 31 children in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The bulk of scientific research has not identified a link between acetaminophen and autism.

“The science hasn’t changed regardless of what comes out from the report,” Brian K. Lee, a professor of epidemiology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said, referring to the Trump administration’s finding.“I’m not sure what the administration is doing, but it looks like they’re just going back and reviewing the evidence and they’re coming to a different conclusion than many scientists would.”

Acetaminophen was first introduced in the U.S. in the 1950s as a prescription alternative to aspirin. By the 1970s, it was made available over the counter and became one of the most commonly used pain and fever medications in the country. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other major medical groups say acetaminophen is one of the only safe pain relievers for women during pregnancy, and studies have shown no clear evidence that use during pregnancy leads to developmental issues in kids. The drug is also found in brand-names like Theraflu and Exedrin.

Between 40% to 65% of women use acetaminophen at some point during pregnancy, according to a 2014 study published in the American Family Physican.

Earlier Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt touted a “major announcement” from Trump, telling reporters at a press briefing to go into the autism announcement with “some critical thinking skills and with some open ears.”

“They are paying attention to studies, and the gold standard of science and research, that many in this city for far too long have turned a blind eye to,” she said.

Trump administration officials are citing previous research, including a literature review published last month in the journal BMC Environmental Health by Mount Sinai and Harvard researchers. The review concluded there was likely an association between autism and acetaminophen exposure during pregnancy.

Outside autism researchers, however, said the review wasn’t rigorously conducted and cherry-picked studies that supported its conclusion.

The review’s senior author, Andrea Baccarelli, served in 2023 as a paid expert in a class action lawsuit against acetaminophen manufacturers, in which he testified that there was a link between the medication and autism. A judge ultimately excluded his testimony for being scientifically unsound and in 2024 dismissed the case, which is currently being appealed.

Baccarelli said in a statement that he and his colleagues conducted a rigorous review, and that the association with neurodevelopmental disorders was strongest when acetaminophen was taken for four weeks or longer. He said he discussed his findings with Kennedy and Bhattacharya in recent weeks.

“Further research is needed to confirm the association and determine causality, but based on existing evidence, I believe that caution about acetaminophen use during pregnancy — especially heavy or prolonged use — is warranted,” Baccarelli said.

However, other autism researchers have pointed to a large 2024 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which found no link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and autism, ADHD or intellectual disability.

The study, from Lee and his colleagues in Sweden, analyzed data from more than 2.4 million children. When the researchers looked solely at children with autism, there was a small increased risk possibly associated with acetaminophen. But when the researchers compared siblings within the same family — one exposed during pregnancy, the other not — the link disappeared.

The comparison allowed them to control for variables that past studies could not. Siblings share a large portion of their genetic background and often have similar environmental exposures in utero and at home.

“The biggest elephant in the room here is genetics,” Lee said. “We know that autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders are highly heritable.”

In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, said the drug is the safest pain reliever option for pregnant women.

“Without it, women face dangerous choices: suffer through conditions like fever that are potentially harmful to both mom and baby or use riskier alternatives,” the spokesperson said. “We believe independent, sound science clearly shows that taking acetaminophen does not cause autism.”

Bryant, of Massachusetts General Hospital, said, “The best science that we have available would still suggest that acetaminophen is a safe pain reliever and fever reducer in pregnancy.”

President Donald Trump said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved a chemotherapy drug called leucovorin as a treatment to alleviate symptoms of autism, despite little evidence that the medication works.

Trump also said the administration is issuing a warning to doctors not to recommend acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol and other widely used medications— for pregnant women, claiming it may be linked to autism in children.

Trump had been teasing the announcement for days, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have pledged to determine the cause of the developmental disorder by September.

The administration had planned to release its long-awaited report on causes of autism around Sept. 29 or Sept. 30, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News. But Trump preempted the rollout over the weekend, and details soon appeared in the Washington Post.

“We understood a lot more than a lot of people who studied it,” Trump said from the White House, referring to autism. He spoke alongside Kennedy, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz.

”Taking Tylenol is not good,” Trump said. “I’ll say it. It’s not good.”

Leucovorin is a drug approved by the FDA to counteract the side effects of certain chemotherapy drugs and sometimes used off-label to treat vitamin B9 deficiency. Leucovorin is a form of folinic acid, a B vitamin. The drug has shown promise in clinical trials with helping some children with autism improve their speech. But the Autism Science Foundation, which funds evidence-based autism research, does not recommend it as a treatment yet and says more studies are needed.

Trump said the FDA on Monday updated the drug’s label for the treatment of autism symptoms.

Oz said Medicaid — in partnership with states — will cover the medication with a prescription.

“We believe insurance companies will rapidly follow our lead,” Oz said.

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Kennedy also said the FDA will issue a letter to health care providers advising that the over-the-counter medication should be used during pregnancy only in cases of high fever, when the fever itself may pose a health risk to the fetus.

The FDA’s notice, sometimes called a “Dear Doctor” letter, is meant to alert physicians and other prescribers to urgent or clinically significant safety issues the agency has identified with a drug. Kennedy also said the FDA will begin the process to initiate a safety label change for the drug.

Bhattacharya said at Monday’s briefing that the NIH will dedicate $50 million to 13 research projects focused on identifying root causes and treatments for autism, an effort known as the “autism data science initiative.” The research will focus on environmental and medical factors, nutrition, events during pregnancy, biology and genetics, he said.

“Given this wide range of symptoms across the spectrum, it seems certain that there will be a wide range of biological contributors to explaining the cause,” he said.

Researchers who’ve spent decades researching potential causes of autism say the administration hasn’t uncovered any new evidence — and the existing data still doesn’t support its claims.

“This is not new,” Dr. Allison Bryant, a high-risk obstetrician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in an earlier interview “It has bubbled up every now and again with studies that show maybe some kind of association, but not clearly showing any cause and effect.”

Experts say autism spectrum disorder, which is characterized by challenges with social and speech skills and by repetitive behaviors, likely stems from multiple factors rather than a single cause. It affects 1 in 31 children in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The bulk of scientific research has not identified a link between acetaminophen and autism.

“The science hasn’t changed regardless of what comes out from the report,” Brian K. Lee, a professor of epidemiology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said, referring to the Trump administration’s finding.“I’m not sure what the administration is doing, but it looks like they’re just going back and reviewing the evidence and they’re coming to a different conclusion than many scientists would.”

Acetaminophen was first introduced in the U.S. in the 1950s as a prescription alternative to aspirin. By the 1970s, it was made available over the counter and became one of the most commonly used pain and fever medications in the country. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other major medical groups say acetaminophen is one of the only safe pain relievers for women during pregnancy, and studies have shown no clear evidence that use during pregnancy leads to developmental issues in kids. The drug is also found in brand-names like Theraflu and Exedrin.

Between 40% to 65% of women use acetaminophen at some point during pregnancy, according to a 2014 study published in the American Family Physican.

Earlier Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt touted a “major announcement” from Trump, telling reporters at a press briefing to go into the autism announcement with “some critical thinking skills and with some open ears.”

“They are paying attention to studies, and the gold standard of science and research, that many in this city for far too long have turned a blind eye to,” she said.

Trump administration officials are citing previous research, including a literature review published last month in the journal BMC Environmental Health by Mount Sinai and Harvard researchers. The review concluded there was likely an association between autism and acetaminophen exposure during pregnancy.

Outside autism researchers, however, said the review wasn’t rigorously conducted and cherry-picked studies that supported its conclusion.

The review’s senior author, Andrea Baccarelli, served in 2023 as a paid expert in a class action lawsuit against acetaminophen manufacturers, in which he testified that there was a link between the medication and autism. A judge ultimately excluded his testimony for being scientifically unsound and in 2024 dismissed the case, which is currently being appealed.

Baccarelli said in a statement that he and his colleagues conducted a rigorous review, and that the association with neurodevelopmental disorders was strongest when acetaminophen was taken for four weeks or longer. He said he discussed his findings with Kennedy and Bhattacharya in recent weeks.

“Further research is needed to confirm the association and determine causality, but based on existing evidence, I believe that caution about acetaminophen use during pregnancy — especially heavy or prolonged use — is warranted,” Baccarelli said.

However, other autism researchers have pointed to a large 2024 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which found no link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and autism, ADHD or intellectual disability.

The study, from Lee and his colleagues in Sweden, analyzed data from more than 2.4 million children. When the researchers looked solely at children with autism, there was a small increased risk possibly associated with acetaminophen. But when the researchers compared siblings within the same family — one exposed during pregnancy, the other not — the link disappeared.

The comparison allowed them to control for variables that past studies could not. Siblings share a large portion of their genetic background and often have similar environmental exposures in utero and at home.

“The biggest elephant in the room here is genetics,” Lee said. “We know that autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders are highly heritable.”

In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, said the drug is the safest pain reliever option for pregnant women.

“Without it, women face dangerous choices: suffer through conditions like fever that are potentially harmful to both mom and baby or use riskier alternatives,” the spokesperson said. “We believe independent, sound science clearly shows that taking acetaminophen does not cause autism.”

Bryant, of Massachusetts General Hospital, said, “The best science that we have available would still suggest that acetaminophen is a safe pain reliever and fever reducer in pregnancy.”

Jimmy Kimmel will soon be back on the air.

His late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — which Disney suspended following the host’s comments about the Charlie Kirk assassination — will return to ABC on Tuesday, the company announced.

“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,” said a statement from the network.

The announcement came following days of backlash from those who viewed the suspension as a threat to freedom of speech – which included an open letter from more than 400 celebrities released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Celebrities, politicians and many others reacted to the news of Kimmel’s return, with some supportive of the host and others criticizing the decision to put him back on the air.

“Cannot wait to hear @JimmyKimmel’s monologue tomorrow,” comedian and former talks how host Ellen DeGeneres wrote on Instagram.

Actor Ben Stiller posted celebratory emojis on X.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called out Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr.

“Thank you to everyone but @BrendanCarrFCC. This is a win for free speech everywhere,” he wrote on X.

Actor Mark Hamill, in a post on Threads, shared a screenshot of story with the headline “KIMMEL BACK!”

“Meltdown on ‘Truth’ Social in 5… 4… 3… 2…”, he wrote.

“Protest matters. Use your voice,” actor Alyssa Milano wrote on Instagram.

Actor Rosie O’Donnell wrote “the sun will come out – tomorrow #jimmykimmellive” in an Instagram caption.

Author Don Winslow wrote that Kimmel’s return was the result of Disney’s financial loss.

Senator Chuck Schumer wrote, “This is about fighting for free speech and against these abuses by Donald Trump and Brendan Carr.”

Comedian Gianmarco Soresi joked that Kimmel’s suspension and return to air could result in a ratings boost.

Not all celebrated Kimmel’s return.

ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely on Wednesday after comments he made about Kirk, who was killed Sept. 10. Kimmel said “many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk” and that “the MAGA gang” was “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”

Television

5 hours ago

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to return Tuesday, Disney announces

Television

Sep 17

What did Jimmy Kimmel say? See comments that led to ABC pulling show

Backlash to Kimmel’s comments was swift. Nexstar and Sinclair, two of ABC’s largest affiliate owners, said they would be pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from their stations.

ABC announced the suspension later that day — and, five days later, announced Kimmel’s return.

Media personality Piers Morgan, in response to Kimmel’s return to the air, wrote: “So, Kimmel wasn’t cancelled by Trump or the FCC after all – but temporarily suspended by his employer because they thought what he said was ill-timed and insensitive.”

Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and conservative commentator Matt Walsh both mentioned Kimmel’s brief suspension.

Andrew Kolvet, spokesman for Turning Point USA, the conservative organization founded by Charlie Kirk, called for Nextstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which own many ABC affiliate stations, to refuse to broadcast Kimmel’s show.

“Disney and ABC caving and allowing Kimmell back on the air is not surprising, but it’s their mistake to make. Nextstar and Sinclair do not have to make the same choice,” he wrote.

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