Jimmy Kimmel is fighting with Donald Trump's FCC again
Jimmy Kimmel has criticized the FCC, led by Brendan Carr, for allegedly threatening his show and ABC over editorial decisions and guest bookings. The conflict centers on the FCC's 'equal-time' rule, which requires broadcasters to provide comparable airtime to political candidates.
Why it matters
This conflict raises questions about the intersection of broadcast regulation, political neutrality, and the independence of late-night talk shows.
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is squaring off against Brendan Carr's FCC again. Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Jimmy Kimmel is clashing with Donald Trump's FCC again. Kimmel said his interview with Democratic state lawmaker James Talarico won't air on ABC. The FCC is reviewing ABC's broadcast licenses early, citing its DEI practices. Jimmy Kimmel is once again fighting with the Federal Communications Commission. Kimmel said on Wednesday that Trump's "FCC has threatened me, threatened our show, threatened our network, ABC, our affiliates, our local stations — based on simple, traditional editorial decisions, guest bookings it would seem they don't like." The context: Kimmel said his interview with James Talarico, a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives who's running for a seat in the US Senate, won't air on broadcast TV and is instead headed to YouTube.
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