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Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and the Power of the FCC

Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and the Power of the FCC

Update: 2025-09-19
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After the late-night TV host makes a wrong remark about Charlie Kirk’s killer, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr threatens to get regulators involved, and shortly later Kimmel's show is dropped by Nexstar and suspended by Disney. Is this a breach of First Amendment free speech? And why is the FCC even regulating broadcast TV content, amid the streaming deluge?


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Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and the Power of the FCC

Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and the Power of the FCC

Paul Gigot, The Wall Street Journal