Jimmy Kimmel gets the last word.
Less than a week after Jimmy Kimmel live! was suddenly interrupted “indefinitely” in the middle of counterpart to comments he had made during his September 15 monologue about Charlie KirkMurder, Kimmel returned to the air and became emotional while sharing his thoughts on the controversy and emphasized that he never thought to suggest that he condone violence.
“It was never my intention to think about the murder of a young man,” he said, suffocating tears back. “I don’t think there’s anything fun about it.”
And Kimmel continued to explain that it was also not his intention to “blame any specific group for the documents for what it was obviously a deeply disturbed individual.”
“That was really the opposite of the point I tried to do,” he said. “But I understand that for some who felt either bad or unclear-or maybe both-and for those who think I pointed a finger, I get why you are upset. If the situation was reversed, it was a good chance that I would feel the same way.”
However, the late night host said he “did not agree” with ABC’s decision to pull him off the air.
“I told them that, and we had many conversations,” Jimmy remembered and led them to finally changed. “We have short attention buckles, and I am a small part of Disney Corporation. They welcomed me back on the air, and I thank them for that. “
