Everyone is talking about the firing of Jimmy Kimmel. He was fired by the network ABC after making disgusting comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. But the truth is, Kimmel’s firing was years in the making.
Disney didn’t fire Jimmy Kimmel because of free speech. Free speech is about the government restricting your ability to talk, not about a private company deciding whether you’re worth the paycheck. Kimmel is still free to say whatever he wants on his podcast, YouTube channel, or Substack—he just won’t get paid millions by Disney to do it.
The reality is simple: Kimmel wasn’t funny, he wasn’t profitable, and he was a PR nightmare. His ratings lagged behind countless podcasters and YouTubers who don’t have the luxury of a billion-dollar corporate machine behind them. He turned his late-night stage into a pulpit for left-wing propaganda rather than a comedy show. The “jokes” were stale, the lectures were endless, and the audience tuned out.
He was a propaganda machine for the democrat party, with 97% of his guest being liberal and 92% of his jokes were targeting conservatives.
The comments about Charlie Kirk were the final straw. Attacking a man who was assassinated—leaving behind his wife, his children, and his parents—crossed a line that Disney could no longer ignore. But if we’re being honest, Kimmel’s downfall had been building for years.
Even President Trump, when asked about Kimmel’s firing, didn’t mince words:
“Jimmy Kimmel was fired cause he had bad ratings. More than anything else, and he said a horrible thing about a great gentleman known as Charlie Kirk. And Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person. He had very bad ratings. And they should have fired him a long time ago.”
Fox News contributor Joe Concha put it best: this isn’t about free speech, it’s about the free market. Disney, ABC, and their affiliates simply decided they were done losing money on a toxic brand. Kimmel had become an anchor dragging down the network. He wasn’t selling ad space, he wasn’t drawing in viewers, and he was alienating half the country in the process.
Think about the hypocrisy here: some on the left are more upset about Kimmel losing his cushy job than about the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk. They mourn the career of a failing comedian while shrugging at political violence against conservatives. That tells you everything you need to know.
And here’s the final nail: if Kimmel was truly loved and supported, his ratings wouldn’t have been in freefall. The free market speaks louder than Twitter outrage. Greg Gutfeld was routinely doubling or tripling his audience. If the people clamoring about Kimmel’s “unjust” firing had actually watched him, he’d still be on air.
In the end, Disney’s decision wasn’t just the right one—it was the only one. A comedian who isn’t funny, a host who loses money, and a brand liability who insults the memory of an assassinated conservative leader had no future on network television.
Jimmy Kimmel can say whatever he wants, but the market has spoken: nobody’s laughing.
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