Disney suspends talk show host

迪士尼暂停脱口秀主持人工作

World Business Report

2025-09-19

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Disney has suspends top U.S. talk show host Jimmy Kimmel over controversial political remarks. We look at the business reasons and ramifications behind the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. US President Trump has warned European leaders to stop buying Russian oil. He said that cutting off those revenues is the key to ending the war in Ukraine. Plus, could artificial intelligence replace newsrooms? Sam Gruet asks that questions as news start-ups around the world are using AI-generated presenters. (Photo: Jimmy Kimmel delivers his opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Mike Blake)
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  • U.S. chat show pulled in political row.

  • Welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Sam Fennick.

  • Disney has suspended the Jimmy Kimmel show when politics turns into a business problem.

  • And the US President Donald Trump warns European leaders to stop buying Russian oil.

  • So Disney has suspended one of America's most high-profile talk show hosts, Jimmy Kimmel.

  • after he said this on his show on Monday.

  • We had some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and do everything they can to score political points from it.

  • Now those comments caused political outrage.

  • threats from regulators and concerns from the owners of local TV stations that carry ABC programs that they would pull the show.

  • ABC is a division of Disney.

  • The president of the United States, Donald Trump, says that he's never been a fan of Jimmy Kimmel.

  • Well, Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else.

  • And he said a horrible thing about a great gentleman known as Charlie Kirk.