Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Backlash Over Charlie Kirk Comments as Show Returns on Air

Kimmel stressed that ‘it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man.’
Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Backlash Over Charlie Kirk Comments as Show Returns on Air
Jimmy Kimmel hosts his late night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2025. Randy Holmes/Disney via AP
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“Jimmy Kimmel Live” returned to ABC’s late-night television on Sept. 23, after being suspended for six-days over controversial remarks the host made on air about the assassination of Christian conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

In his monologue, Kimmel addressed the comments that led to his show’s suspension, insisting that he never intended to make light of Kirk’s killing.