The politicial commentator expressed support for Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show was indefinitely pulled over comments he made about Kirk’s death.
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Keith Olbermann; Charlie Kirk.Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty; REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty
Political commentator Keith Olbermann has some choice words for Sinclair Broadcast Group and, in turn, the late far-right activist Charlie Kirk in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from late night.
ABC abruptly yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live from the air “indefinitely” following public pressure from Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr and network affiliates and affiliate groups, including Nexstar and Sinclair, on Wednesday.
The move stemmed from Kimmel’s comments about Kirk’s public execution in a monologue — namely that the “MAGA gang” is “desperately trying to characterize” Kirk’s suspected killer “as anything other than one of them” in order to “score political points.”
In a social media post, Olbermann lambasted Sinclair’s assertion that a suspension was “not enough” and that “additional action” should be taken against Kimmel.
“Burn in hell, Sinclair,” Olbermann wrote simply. “Alongside Charlie Kirk.”
In separate follow-up posts, Olbermann expressed further support for Kimmel, writing that “nothing [he] said was untrue” and that “Kimmel never said the shooter was or wasn’t MAGA.”
The former MSNBC host also shared some pointed words about ABC and parent company Disney, accusing the corporation of “prostituting themselves for Trump” after Kimmel’s “truth telling about Charlie Kirk’s hate speech” and MAGA’s “exploitation of his death.”
In the wake of Kimmel’s shock suspension, Sinclair issued a lengthy statement on Wednesday that condemned the late-night host’s comments as “inappropriate and deeply insensitive.”
The station also announced that their ABC stations will air a remembrance of Kirk on Friday, in the place of Kimmel’s lot, and called on the host to “issue a direct apology to the Kirk family” and make a donation to Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA.
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to Sinclair and ABC for comment.
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Keith Olbermann on MSNBC in 2010.Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
“Sinclair will not lift the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on our stations until formal discussions are held with ABC regarding the network’s commitment to professionalism and accountability,” the station said in a statement.
“Regardless of ABC’s plans for the future of the program, Sinclair intends not to return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to our air until we are confident that appropriate steps have been taken to uphold the standards expected of a national broadcast platform.”
Kirk, 31, an ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally gunned down on Sept. 10 during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University while mid-debate about gun violence.
In the wake of Kirk’s death, the far-right has called for “civil war.”
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, vowed vengeance, while former DOGE employee Elon Musk echoed similar sentiments and called “the left” the “party of murder.”
A suspect by the name of Tyler Robinson is in custody.
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