Jimmy Kimmel

• 백악관이 심야 토크쇼 진행자의 발언을 두고 공격을 시작하자 8개의 지역 방송 라이선스에 대한 검토가 진행 중입니다. • 미국의 최고 미디어 감시 기구는 화요일, ABC가 사용하는 8개 지역 방송 라이선스의 검토를 가속화하겠다고 발표했습니다. 비판론자들은 이를 정권의 눈 밖에 난 방송사에 대한 정치적, 규제적 보복의 명백한 사례로 보고 있습니다. • 연방통신위원회(FCC)의 이번 발표는 지난주 지미 키멜(Jimmy Kimmel)이 멜라니아 트럼프에 대해 한 농담을 두고 백악관이 전면적인 공격을 가한 이후에 나왔습니다.

ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel denied making a joke that hinted at the assassination of Donald Trump, hours after the U.S. president said Kimmel should be fired by the network and its parent company ‌Walt Disney. Trump's wife, Melania, was first to call out Kimmel for a monologue he delivered on Thursday.

First lady calls for ABC to ‘take a stand’ against comedian in aftermath of White House press dinner shootingIn the aftermath of the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting, Melania Trump accused Jimmy Kimmel of “hateful and violent rhetoric” and said it was “time for ABC to take a stand” against the comedian who has long been critical of Donald Trump and his policies.The first lady appeared to be referring to a monologue by Kimmel broadcast that happened before the Saturday attack on the White House correspondents’ dinner, in which he referred to Melania Trump as an “expectant widow” in a speech otherwise largely about the Trumps’ connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

Late-night hosts panned Trump’s joke about the 1941 attack, addressed new unredacted Epstein emails and talked popular puppy namesWith The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on hiatus until at least 27 March, late-night hosts on Thursday discussed Donald Trump’s snafu while meeting Japan’s prime minister, his caginess over Iran, and new findings in the Epstein investigations. Continue reading...