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- More than 400 artists signed a letter organized by the ACLU supporting Jimmy Kimmel.
- The letter mentioned “government threats to our freedom of speech.”
- Disney owns ABC, the network that suspended Kimmel’s show.
Jimmy Kimmel may be off the air, but Hollywood isn’t done talking about him.
More than 400 artists signed a letter on Monday in support of Jimmy Kimmel after Disney-owned ABC suspended his show last week over comments he made about Charlie Kirk and pressure from FCC chair Brendan Carr.
“We the people must never accept government threats to our freedom of speech,” the letter, which was organized by the ACLU, read. “Efforts by leaders to pressure artists, journalists, and companies with retaliation for their speech strike at the heart of what it means to live in a free country.”
Kimmel’s suspension marks “a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation,” the letter says, before saying that they all love the country regardless of their political affiliation. Some late-night hosts and politicians have also criticized ABC’s decision.
Here are some of the biggest names who signed Monday’s letter.
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo stars as the Hulk in Disney’s Marvel universe. Ruffalo posted about the letter on social media, along with other comments about the suspension.
“It’s going to go down a lot further if they cancel his show,” he said in a post on Threads about Disney’s stock price. “Disney does not want to be the ones that broke America.”
Pedro Pascal
Pedro Pascal stars in “The Mandalorian,” a live-action Star Wars series for Disney+, and is set to act in this role once more for a coming Star Wars movie.
He posted a photo with Kimmel on Instagram over the weekend, with the caption “Defend #FreeSpeech Defend #DEMOCRACY.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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