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Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel

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Television host; public figure covered by IJR.

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ReportingJun 11, 2026Read →

Kimmel Labels Trump a ‘Special Kind of Con Man’ in Gold Coin Rant

Late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel warned his audience to read the fine print before buying President Donald Trump’s commemorative UFC Freedom 250 and the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Kimmel talked about the…

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ReportingMay 5, 2026Read →

Kimmel Responds to MAGA Blaming Him For Giuliani Hospitalization 

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel found it pretty amusing conservative Newsmax commentators are blaming Rudy Giuliani’s hospitalization on him. The finger-pointing started after a joke Kimmel made from last week when he said…

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ReportingApr 29, 2026Read →

Johnny Carson Speech After Reagan Assassination Attempt Differs from Kimmel Joke on ‘Expectant Widow’

What a difference 45 years makes. That’s what many are realizing as they look back on comedian Johnny Carson’s remarks after an assassination attempt on then-President Ronald Reagan, per Fox News . A clip comparing…

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ReportingApr 29, 2026Read →

Kimmel Pokes Fun at Trump Joke 

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel took a job at President Donald Trump by using his own words against him. On Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC, Kimmel showed a clip of Trump speaking at an event with King Charles III…

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ReportingApr 28, 2026Read →

FCC Pressure Mounts as Kimmel Fallout Spills Over to Disney

A controversy surrounding a late-night monologue is now rippling far beyond television, drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and the White House alike. The Federal Communications Commission is weighing whether to…

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ReportingApr 28, 2026Read →

Kimmel Doubles Down on Melania Joke After White House Scare

The fallout from a controversial comedy bit took a new turn when a late-night host chose not to walk it back — even after a violent incident rattled Washington. According to the New York Post , Jimmy Kimmel returned to…

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ReportingApr 27, 2026Read →

Trump Demands ABC Fire Kimmel, Again

President Donald Trump wants ABC to fire late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he referred to the first lady as “an expectant widow.” Kimmel’s joke was aired Thursday during an episode of his show. Two days later, a…

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ReportingApr 27, 2026Read →

Melania Trump on Kimmel: ‘Enough Is Enough’

Three words summed up first lady Melania Trump’s feelings about ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel. “Enough is enough,” Trump wrote in a post on X about a monologue ⁠the late-night talk show host delivered prior to the shooting at the…

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ReportingApr 26, 2026Read →

Kimmel’s Crude Trump Mockery Backfires as Event is Rocked by Shooting

A late-night comedy segment took aim at the White House just days before a real-life emergency would rattle the very event being joked about. According to Fox News , during a parody tied to the annual White House…

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ReportingApr 23, 2026Read →

Watch: Walz Brushes Off Fraud Scandal On Late-Night TV, Blames GOP for ‘Demonizing’ Immigrants

Minnesota’s governor used a late-night television appearance to push back against mounting criticism over a massive fraud scandal, arguing the controversy has been weaponized for political gain. According to Fox News …

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ReportingMar 25, 2026Read →

Watch: Actor Blasts Late-Night Shows as ‘Agenda-Based’

A candid podcast conversation has put actor Vince Vaughn back in the spotlight — this time for his sharp criticism of modern late-night television. According to Page Six , while speaking on This Past Weekend with host…

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ReportingMar 24, 2026Read →

Kimmel Calls Trump ‘Petty Little B*tch’ Over Mueller Comments

Late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel joined many others Monday night when he blasted President Donald Trump after he celebrated the death of former FBI director Robert Mueller. Kimmel called Trump a “petty little b*tch”…

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ReportingMar 16, 2026Read →

Kimmel Resorts to Taking Shots Old Target at Oscars

Late-night host returned to the stage at the Academy Awards and returned to hitting the same targets as before. Kimmel took shots at President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump plus added in CBS for good measure…

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ReportingJan 22, 2026Read →

Late-night, Daytime Hosts Need to Show Both Sides, Carr Says

Late-night and daytime shows need to show audiences views from both sides of the political spectrum. That’s according to Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, who issued regulatory guidance directing…

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ReportingJan 5, 2026Read →

Kimmel Wins Critics Choice Award, Thanks President ‘Donald Jennifer Trump’

When Jimmy Kimmel won the Critics Choice Award Sunday, he gave a shoutout to one special person — President “Donald Jennifer Trump.” Kimmel walked away with the award for best talk show host for his show “Jimmy Kimmel…

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ReportingDec 26, 2025Read →

Kimmel Addresses UK on Christmas: ‘Tyranny is Booming’ in US

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel reached across the pond to deliver an anti-Trump message to the United Kingdom on Christmas. Kimmel told the Brits on Channel 4 that “tyranny is booming” in the United States, per Fox News …

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ReportingDec 24, 2025Read →

Trump Calls Stephen Colbert ‘Dead Man Walking’

President Donald Trump has a lot to say about “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert — even encouraging CBS to “put him to sleep.” The president started Christmas Eve by going on Truth Social shortly after midnight to vent…

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ReportingNov 21, 2025Read →

War of Words Escalates Between Trump, Kimmel: ‘I’ll Go When You Go’

Late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel used President Donald Trump’s own words against him — “quiet, piggy.” Kimmel spent part of his monologue on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! ”slamming the president who responded to…

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ReportingNov 20, 2025Read →

Trump Slams Kimmel: ‘Get the Bum Off the Air’

President Donald Trump came out swinging against late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after Kimmel commented on the president hosting “a murderer for dinner at the White House.” Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday night to…

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ReportingNov 11, 2025Read →

Jimmy Kimmel Mourns Death of Lifelong Friend and Band Leader Cleto Escobedo III

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is grieving the loss of his longtime friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died this week at the age of 59. According to The Associated Press , Kimmel announced…

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