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Kimmelgate: 6 Days That Shook Disney

Kimmelgate: 6 Days That Shook Disney

Update: 2025-09-25
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Six days. That’s all it took for Jimmy Kimmel to be yanked off the air by Disney under FCC pressure — and then rushed back after Hollywood revolted. Now Trump is circling, affiliates are defying ABC in a game of chicken, and Disney’s succession drama involving negotiators Dana Walden and Bob Iger is suddenly back in the spotlight. Elaine Low, Sean McNulty, Natalie Jarvey, and Richard Rushfield unpack the week that shook late night — and what it means for free speech, politics and the future of Hollywood. And no, this is nowhere close to being over.


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Kimmelgate: 6 Days That Shook Disney

Kimmelgate: 6 Days That Shook Disney

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