The 2nd part is the quote from Jimmy Kimmel that he said on air that caused the "controversy", that resulted in the FCC commissioner, Brendan Carr to go on a podcast and threaten ABC/Disney with retaliatory action if they refused to take Kimmel off the air.

CNN doesn't show a clip, but explains what was said & the events that caused this.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/business/video/abc-jimmy-kimm...

Never believe those who claim to be in favor of free speech, but then use threats of legal intervention against those who practice it.

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cebert 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This isn’t a free-speech issue. Kimmel was free to say what he said, and I personally don’t find his comments egregiously offensive. However, clearly some people did. Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences. In this case, his employer responded to partner backlash over his remarks.

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LeafItAlone an hour ago | parent [-]

> However, clearly some people did. Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences. In this case, his employer responded to partner backlash over his remarks.

Government officials also threatened to pull the government provided broadcasting licenses that the corporation has. That’s free speech related.

	▲	cebert an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Ok. I missed that detail.

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typeofhuman 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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FranzFerdiNaN 5 hours ago | parent [-]

So right wing extremists?

	▲	typeofhuman 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The irony of your comment on this of all posts is not lost on me.