Kimmel Cancelled......... Terrifying Not Funny!

[alldiz]

Hi,
Im so upset about this, I don't watch his show, I did watch Colbert occasionally.

Disney what are you doing cancelling this show. What happened to Freedom of Speech.

Very sad disney fan
Kerri

 

[Praying Colonel]

Wrong board.

 

[alldiz]

sorry, which one is it?
I thought community board would be the place

 

[Turn the Page]

Hi,
Im so upset about this, I don't watch his show, I did watch Colbert occasionally.

Disney what are you doing cancelling this show. What happened to Freedom of Speech.

Very sad disney fan
Kerri

They probably mean it should be on the controversial board.

I saw that Kimmel's show had been pulled indefinitely due to his comments on Charlie Kirk's murder but I didn't see what he actually said.

Regardless, this is NOT a freedom of speech issue. The first amendment grants you the right to freedom of speech without government interference. Disney/ABC is not the government. They are a private company who has the right to dismiss an employee who's values do not align with theirs.
Had he been arrested due to his statements THAT would be a freedom of speech issue.

So many people do not understand this.

 

[MillauFr]

sorry, which one is it?
I thought community board would be the place

Apparently freedom of speech is controversial now days....

 

[MillauFr]

They probably mean it should be on the controversial board.

I saw that Kimmel's show had been pulled indefinitely due to his comments on Charlie Kirk's murder but I didn't see what he actually said.

Regardless, this is NOT a freedom of speech issue. The first amendment grants you the right to freedom of speech without government interference. Disney/ABC is not the government. They are a private company who has the right to dismiss an employee who's values do not align with theirs.
Had he been arrested due to his statements THAT would be a freedom of speech issue.

So many people do not understand this.

Isn't the only reason the station pulled him is due to pressure from the government?

 

[DebbieB]

Isn't the only reason the station pulled him is due to pressure from the government?

Right, Disney/ABC really didn’t have a choice.

 

[MillauFr]

Right, Disney/ABC really didn’t have a choice.

Maybe Iger was concerned about someone looking into his loan applications?

 

[Brianstl]

Isn't the only reason the station pulled him is due to pressure from the government?

No he got pulled because, between Nextstar and Sinclair, Disney has been informed before the announcement that 70 of their affiliates were dropping the show. Disney’s market had spoken and they were going to lose more money at the time slot by keeping him on the air than they would paying him to stay home.

 

[Turn the Page]

Isn't the only reason the station pulled him is due to pressure from the government?

Right, Disney/ABC really didn’t have a choice.

The article I read said affiliate stations had announced they were prempting the show and then ABC responded. Then, after that happened, there was a quote from the FCC chairman applauding the affiliate stations. Unless I'm missing something?

 

[MillauFr]

No he got pulled because, between Nextstar and Sinclair, Disney has been informed before the announcement that 70 of their affiliates were dropping the show. Disney’s market had spoken and they were going to lose more money at the time slot by keeping him on the air than they would paying him to stay home.

So are you saying Trump's statements about Kimmel had nothing to do with it?

 

[Brianstl]

So are you saying Trump's statements about Kimmel had nothing to do with it?

It was a business decision by Iger. It had nothing to do with governmental threats or taking someone’s First Amendment rights away.

 

[SirDuff]

It was a business decision by Iger. It had nothing to do with governmental threats or taking someone’s First Amendment rights away.

Oh, good to know that we have the chairman of ABC here - able to know exactly why the decision was made.

 

[Brianstl]

Oh, good to know that we have the chairman of ABC here - able to know exactly why the decision was made.

Nobody at ABC made this call. It was Iger’s call.

 

[SirDuff]

Nobody at ABC made this call. It was Iger’s call.

Oh, okay. Well, great that you (Iger) feel happy posting here (you must be Iger since you know exactly what the thought process was).

 

[Kaleidodad]

They probably mean it should be on the controversial board.

I saw that Kimmel's show had been pulled indefinitely due to his comments on Charlie Kirk's murder but I didn't see what he actually said.

Regardless, this is NOT a freedom of speech issue. The first amendment grants you the right to freedom of speech without government interference. Disney/ABC is not the government. They are a private company who has the right to dismiss an employee who's values do not align with theirs.
Had he been arrested due to his statements THAT would be a freedom of speech issue.

So many people do not understand this.

FCC chair Brendan Carr made it clear that Kimmel’s commentary put their multi-billion dollar merger and broadcasting license at risk: this is the absolute definition of a First Amendment issue if the US Constitution and constitutional precedence still have any meaning in the USA.

 

[MillauFr]

It was a business decision by Iger. It had nothing to do with governmental threats or taking someone’s First Amendment rights away.

Why doesn't Trump stay silent then rather than celebrating his removal?

 

[Brianstl]

Why doesn't Trump stay silent then rather than celebrating his removal?

Who knows why Trump decides to do anything?

 

[brockash]

Hi,
Im so upset about this, I don't watch his show, I did watch Colbert occasionally.

Disney what are you doing cancelling this show. What happened to Freedom of Speech.

Very sad disney fan
Kerri

It's not even about Freedom of Speech; it's about corruption, a bully and a bunch of cowards. He didn't even say anything offensive. It's an incredibly sad country we're currently living in and getting sadder and scarier every day. Disgusting.

 

[citruscurtis]

Poor Matt Damon