Disney is facing growing calls for a boycott after the ABC network Jimmy Kimmel Live suspended indefinitely! Due to comments by host Jimmy Kimmel about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s recent assassination. Many critics argue that ABC’s decision infringes on free speech and sets a worrying precedent for the censorship of comments, especially from comedians, when some find it controversial. One user on X posted a screenshot of their Disney+ account and said they canceled their subscription in protest and wrote: “Just canceled my Disney+ and Hulu subscription because ABC canceled Trump and Carr’s Fascism.” Another user reflects this sentiment and requests others to strike them where it hurts: the $$$. “A user said,” I canceled my Disney+ entry and canceled an upcoming trip. As much as I liked Disney in my life, the first amendment and the Constitution mean more to me than any entertainment business could ever do. What ABC did yesterday is disgusting and ultimately onaneric. “A user has written: ‘Hey @hulu, now that you’re Donald Trump’s personal shot, I see people canceling their subscriptions. Do not pay to suck on fascism. @Disney ‘A protester holds a board during a protest march in the El Capitan Entertainment Center, where’ Jimmy Kimmel Live ‘was included for Holwood’s broadcast for Holwood for Holwood comments for Holwood for Holwood, following Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, vs. 1825. Reuters/David Swanson Similar calls for action also spread on Reddit. What did Trump say? US President Donald Trump has ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! Indeterminate about the remarks of the host of the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Trump said the suspension is driven by ratings, rather than a broader issue of ‘free speech’. “Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else, and he said a horrible thing about a big gentleman known as Charlie Kirk,” Trump said on Thursday during his press conference with British Premier Keir, as reported by Bloomberg. “Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person,” Trump continued. “He had very bad ratings, and they should have fired him long ago. So you know, you can call that free speech or not. He was discharged due to lack of talent. ‘ Trump’s remarks came in response to a question of whether free speech is more threatened in the US or the UK, as controversy is still walking around ABC’s decision to draw Jimmy Kimmel live! indefinite time. The Walt Disney Co.-Own network made the move to conservative setbacks about Kimmel’s comments on the death of activist Charlie Kirk. Furthermore, Trump said that the US broadcasting networks should revise their licenses if they are too critical of him, which has been his most threat to press freedom so far. What ABC did yesterday is disgusting and ultimately inexorable. “If you have a network and keep your evening shows, and all they do is Trump,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Thursday, as reported by Bloomberg, “I would think their license should be taken away.” (With input of agencies)
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