Shareholders Threaten Disney With Lawsuit Over Decision to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel

Lawyers representing labor and press groups say they may sue if Disney does not comply within five days.

A security guard stands outside the theatre where "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was recorded for broadcast the day after Disney announced that the show would return to its ABC network lineup following Kimmel’s temporary suspension for his remarks about Charlie Kirk, in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2025. Aude Guerrucci/Reuters

Disney is under pressure from shareholders to disclose how it came to its decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show in response to public backlash over the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

In a letter sent to The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday, some investors asked the parent company of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to hand over any documents in its possession related to its decision last week to pull Kimmel off the airwaves.