Jimmy Kimmel Live! is back. Last week, ABC and Disney abruptly suspended the long-running late-night series, citing an “ill-timed and thus insensitive” monologue in which the comedian criticized right-wingers for trying to “score political points” off the murder of Charlie Kirk. Jimmy Kimmel kept quiet in the days that followed, …
Read More »Donald Trump Threatens to Sue 'ABC Fake News' Over Jimmy Kimmel's Return
Jimmy Kimmel Live returned last night after a week-long suspension, much to the delight of the general public. One person who was not a fan, however, was Donald Trump. The president responded to Jimmy Kimmel’s comeback with a rant on Truth Social, declaring that he intends to sue the late-night …
Read More »Sinclair Will Not Air Jimmy Kimmel's Return on Its ABC Stations
As Jimmy Kimmel Live!returns to ABC on Tuesday night and millions of screens across America tune in, swaths of the country will only have access to “news programming” instead of the late-night show. Broadcasting giant Sinclair announced that it would not air Kimmel’s show despite its return to the airwaves …
Read More »Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Credit 'Upset' Viewers for Jimmy Kimmel's Return
Late-night hosts celebrated the comeback of Jimmy Kimmel after ABC temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live last week. Speaking on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart recounted how ABC announced that Kimmel would return to TV on Tuesday night, noting that the audience response helped to convince Disney to do the right …
Read More »A Neighborhood Dispute Escalates Into a Horrifying Crime in 'The Perfect Neighbor' Trailer
Police body-cam footage is used to show how a neighborhood feud escalated into violence in the new trailer for The Perfect Neighbor, premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone. Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, the film tells the story of a neighborhood dispute in Ocala, Florida, centered around a disgruntled resident named Susan …
Read More »'It's a Way of Protesting': Cristela Alonzo on Her New Special, 'Upper Classy'
Earlier this summer, as protests erupted across the country in response to a wave of ICE raids, comedian Cristela Alonzo instantly thought back to her childhood in South Texas. Growing up in the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border, Alonzo remembers Border Patrol and immigration raids as a constant …
Read More »Nexstar ABC Affiliates Will 'Continue to Preempt' 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' and 'Monitor' Return
Media group Nexstar has joined Sinclair in blocking Jimmy Kimmel Live! from returning to broadcast on its ABC-affiliate stations. In a press release, the company stated on Tuesday that it would “continue to preempt” the series and “monitor” the late-night host’s return to television. Last week, Kimmel was “indefinitely” suspended …
Read More »Howard Stern Calls Jimmy Kimmel's Suspension 'F-cking Horrible,' Is Canceling Disney+ Subscription
Howard Stern called ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel “really dumb and fucking horrible,” and said he’s cancelling his Disney+ subscription in protest. Stern, who was off last week, addressed the still-simmering controversy when he returned to his SiriusXM show Monday, Sept. 22, saying, “When the government says, ‘I’m not …
Read More »Angelina Jolie on America's Division: 'I Love My Country, But at This Time, I Don't Recognize My Country'
Angelina Jolie went to Spain’s San Sebastián Film Festival to promote her upcoming Alice Winocour movie Couture, and it was inevitable she’d face political questions from the press considering the tense state of American affairs. It would have been easy to dodge them and circle back to the movie, but …
Read More »Mo Amer Has More to Say About This 'Wild World' in Upcoming Netflix Special
Four years have passed since the premiere of Mo Amer‘s second Netflix special, Mohammed in Texas. Now, he’s readying his return with Wild World, an hour-long special that catches up with the stand-up comedian after the long stretch of time. Streaming Oct. 28, Wild World follows Amer as he “celebrates …
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