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Kimmel’s ‘face of the brand’ status hangs in balance amid indefinite benching

September 20, 2025 by DON

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jimmy Kimmel’s future as the “face” of ABC is in limbo after Disney benched the late-night host indefinitely following controversial remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Disney on Wednesday sidelined Kimmel “indefinitely” amid mounting pressure from ABC affiliate stations across the country, as well as the Federal Communications … Read more

Top media scholar calls Kimmel’s benching ‘one of the fastest exertions of station power I’ve ever seen,’ sees a vanilla late-night future ahead

September 18, 2025 by DON

President Donald Trump celebrated Disney-owned ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Wednesday night, congratulating ABC on “finally having the courage to do what needs to be done.” Trump also posted on his platform, incorrectly, that Kimmel’s show had been “cancelled.” The president continued posting, indicating he wants to reshape late-night TV. Trump used … Read more

Falcons running backs discuss sharing time in backfield, praise Kirk Cousins for how he handled benching

February 9, 2025 by DON

It may not be uncommon for two teammates who play the same position to secretly root against one another. But that’s not what’s happening with Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. Allgeier ran for over 1,000 yards in his rookie season in 2022, but just a few months after his first campaign wrapped up, the Atlanta … Read more