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Kimmel Calls Out Trump's Own Old Age Joke
Kimmel Calls Out
Trump's Own
Old Age Joke
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Apr 29, 2026 6:42 AM CDT

Kimmel Calls Out Trump's Own Old Age Joke

'They just don't like people named Jim,' he quips

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel isn't backing off after the president demanded he be fired and federal regulators suddenly took new interest in his network's licenses . On Tuesday's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host played a clip of President Trump, soon to turn 80, jokingly telling the first lady that they...

FCC Orders Early Review of ABC Stations' Licenses
FCC Makes Huge
Move Against ABC
Apr 28, 2026 3:20 PM CDT

FCC Makes Huge Move Against ABC

Agency orders early review of licenses of 8 company-owned stations

(Newser) - Federal regulators just opened a high-stakes front in President Trump's battle with ABC— and, by extension, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel. The Federal Communications Commission, led by Trump ally Brendan Carr, ordered Disney's ABC on Tuesday to file early license-renewal applications for its eight company-owned stations, including outlets in...

Kimmel Tells Melania Trump: Start With Your Husband

Late-night host urges first lady to confront President Trump over his own rhetoric before going after him

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel says he's on board with toning down political language—starting, he suggests, with the White House. Responding Monday to Melania Trump's demand that Disney and ABC fire him over a joke he told about her, Kimmel used his Jimmy Kimmel Live! monologue to flip her criticism...

Trump Urges ABC, Disney to 'Immediately Fire' Kimmel

He says 'expectant widow' joke was a 'despicable call to violence'

(Newser) - President Trump is again taking aim at late-night TV, this time demanding ABC and Disney cut ties with Jimmy Kimmel. In a Truth Socia l post hours after Melania Trump spoke out against Kimmel , Trump called him "in no way funny" and urged that he be "immediately fired"...

First Lady Goes After 'Coward' Kimmel
First Lady
Goes After
'Coward'
Kimmel
Apr 27, 2026 11:28 AM CDT

First Lady Goes After 'Coward' Kimmel

Melania Trump says his jokes deepen the nation's 'political sickness,' demands ABC act

(Newser) - Melania Trump went after Jimmy Kimmel on Monday and called out ABC to boot. In a social media post , the first lady referenced a skit Kimmel did last week in which he pretended he was hosting the White House correspondents' dinner and made a series of jokes about President Trump...

We Should Blame Ourselves, Too, for Bachelorette Scandal

Backlash over Taylor Frankie Paul controversy exposes viewers' complicity: Mother Jones writer

(Newser) - Taylor Frankie Paul isn't the only reality star under the microscope after fresh controversy, argues a piece by Inae Oh in Mother Jones that turns the lens back on viewers, as well as on the reality-TV machine that made Paul famous. The so-called MomTok influencer's "soft-swinging" admission...

Castmates From 2 Shows Speak on Bachelorette Chaos

The men from Taylor Frankie Paul's yanked season are talking, as is a Mormon Wives co-star

(Newser) - ABC's decision to yank its new season of The Bachelorette in the 11th hour could come with a massive price tag. The Disney-owned network risks losing tens of millions of dollars in licensing fees, marketing spend, and related revenue after pulling the Taylor Frankie Paul-led season on Thursday, insiders...

Disney Pulls Completed Season of The Bachelorette

Season shelved after assault video emerges involving star Taylor Frankie Paul

(Newser) - ABC's long-running dating franchise has hit an unwanted reality TV milestone: an entire finished season shelved days before launch. Disney says it is pulling the new season of The Bachelorette after the release of a video showing star Taylor Frankie Paul in a 2023 altercation with boyfriend Dakota Mortenson....

Oscars Ratings Drop Amid Award Show Slump

Audience dips 9% but remains season's top entertainment telecast

(Newser) - Oscars night drew a little less of a crowd this year—though it still ruled TV, per the Hollywood Reporter . Sunday night's 98th Academy Awards pulled in 17.86 million viewers across ABC and Hulu, down about 9% from 2025's post-pandemic high of 19.69 million and the...

FCC Chair: Media Is Being Misled in Colbert Dispute

Carr defends equal time rule, denies censorship of Colbert interview

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert's clash with CBS over an interview he says was blocked just got a sharp rebuttal from the nation's top media regulator, the Guardian reports. FCC chair Brendan Carr on Wednesday accused news outlets of being "lied to" by the Late Show host, insisting there was...

Daniel Stern's Prostitution Charge Gets Him Dropped From Pilot: Sources

ABC recasts sitcom patriarch role after misdemeanor prostitution charge: sources

(Newser) - ABC is reportedly cutting ties with Daniel Stern as the actor faces a misdemeanor prostitution charge . The Home Alone actor has been dropped from the network's comedy pilot Do You Want Kids?, according to Deadline 's sources. Stern had been cast in December as a series regular, playing...

Kimmel's Show to Limit Musical Guests

Move aligns with broader late night cutbacks on televised music performances

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel Live! is dialing back the music. Multiple sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that the ABC late-night program will now feature musical performances only twice a week, down from its usual near-nightly cadence. Meanwhile, sources tell Variety that musical performances will be cut back, though "the number is...

Kimmel to Give 'Alternative Christmas Message' in UK

US host to denounce fascism in Channel 4 broadcast

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel is taking a little break from late-night duties in Britain this year, where he's taking on one of the country's quirkier Christmas traditions, the New York Times reports. Channel 4 announced that the American comedian will deliver its "alternative Christmas message" on Dec. 25, using...

FCC Abandons Claim to Being Independent

Edit follows Brendan Carr's revised characterization to Senate panel

(Newser) - Chair Brendan Carr said in congressional testimony Wednesday that the Federal Communications Commission is "not formally an independent agency"—a characterization that was news to lawmakers. Soon afterward, the phrase "an independent U.S. government agency" became "a U.S. government agency" in the FCC's...

Once They Turn 100, Oscars Will Move to YouTube

Insiders say Academy Awards' longtime home ABC is secretly relieved

(Newser) - Starting in 2029, Hollywood's biggest night will be a YouTube stream, not an ABC broadcast. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has struck a multi-year deal making YouTube the exclusive global home of the Oscars from the 101st ceremony in 2029 through 2033, ending the show's...

Kimmel Celebrates Deal for 'Another No-Talent Year'

He's staying on the air until at least 2027, despite president's wishes

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel is keeping his late-night seat warm for at least one more year. The comedian has signed a one-year extension with Disney to continue hosting ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! into 2027, sources tell Bloomberg . His contract had been due to expire in May of next year, and President...

Colbert, Kimmel Had a Lot to Discuss on Each Other's Shows

They recounted the moments when they learned about cancellation or suspension

(Newser) - Late-night television's biggest names joined forces for a crossover event Tuesday, with Stephen Colbert joining Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Brooklyn and Kimmel appearing on The Late Show in Manhattan. The move during Kimmel's show's annual trip from Los Angeles to New York City came after both...

Nexstar Joins Sinclair in Ending Jimmy Kimmel Blackout

Companies' ABC affiliates will resume airing his show on Friday

(Newser) - Sinclair and Nexstar are letting Jimmy Kimmel back on their airwaves. The companies announced separately on Friday that they'll let the ABC affiliates they own resume airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! starting Friday, reports CNBC . The moves come days after Disney, which owns ABC, lifted its own suspension over Kimmel'...

Trump Threatens to Sue Over Kimmel's Return

He claims it's an 'illegal campaign contribution' to Democrats

(Newser) - Less than an hour before Jimmy Kimmel returned to TV on Tuesday, President Trump amped up the drama, threatening possible legal action against ABC over its decision to put the late-night host back on the air. Writing on Truth Social , Trump labeled Kimmel an extension of the Democratic National...

Joe Rogan Breaks Silence on Kimmel's Suspension

Podcaster calls out government role in late-night TV incident

(Newser) - After nearly a week of radio silence, Joe Rogan emerged from an elk-hunting trip to finally address the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show—a move reportedly prompted by pressure from the Trump administration. Speaking on his podcast Tuesday, Rogan, a vocal free-speech advocate and endorser of Trump...

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