The “The View” host was silent on the second day after parent company ABC paused Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show over the controversial comments of Charlie Kirk.
On Thursday’s episode of “The View,” the hosts surprisingly did not mention that Kimmel’s show aired indefinitely the night before. Instead, they rehashed Wednesday’s segment on FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony against the Jeffrey Epstein file. Many fans theorized that the “view” host was intentionally instructed not to argue about Kimmel’s suspension by the parent company. On Friday’s show, Kimmel’s Hiatus, the biggest topic of discussion in Hollywood today, didn’t appear again.
FCC president Brendan Kerr, who was responsible for yanking “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday afternoon, also suggested that the FCC would look into the “view.”
“What’s interesting when you watch these other TV shows is that the FCC has a rule called the Equal Opportunity Rules. But there are exceptions to those rules called the Genuine News Exceptions. That is, if it’s a sincere news program, you don’t have to comply with the Equal Opportunity Rules,” Kerr said on a radio show. “For many years, the FCC has developed a series of case laws on it, suggesting that most of these late-night shows other than “SNL” are authentic news programs. I think you can claim that “view” is a genuine news show, but I’m not sure about that. It exempts the equal opportunity regime introduced by Congress. ”
If the FCC determines that “view” is not a genuine news program, it will be subject to the Equal Opportunity Rule. That means that all political candidates and their enemies need equal time on broadcasts on the network.
Many celebrities, reporters and politicians criticized ABC for pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday night. The suspension is indefinitely due to comments that Kimmel’s “Magagang” is trying to portray Kirk’s assassin as “something other than one of them.” Carr threatened sanctions against ABC, saying, “These companies can, frankly, find ways to change their behavior and take action in Kimmel. Shortly afterwards, Nexstar, which operates 32 ABC affiliates, refused to broadcast “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and ABC pulled the show away indefinitely.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Republicans “censor” people in real time, rather than “believing in freedom of speech.”
“Purchase and control of media platforms. Dismissal commentators. Cancellation of shows. These are no coincidence. It’s not coordinated. It’s dangerous. GOP doesn’t believe in freedom of speech. They’re censoring you in real time.”
Former President Barack Obama also wrote to X that the Trump administration was “blackmailing” media companies to silence their dissenting voices.
“After years of complaining about the cancellation of culture, the current administration has taken it to a new level by routinely threatening reporters, firefighters and commentators whom they don’t like,” writes Obama, adding that ABC’s Kimmel suspension is “the bravest attack on Trump’s bravest statement.”
