{"id":14736,"date":"2025-09-26T13:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=14736"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:48:17","slug":"kimmel-returns-to-show-doesnt-directly-apologize-for-kirk-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=14736","title":{"rendered":"Kimmel Returns To Show, Doesn\u2019t Directly Apologize For Kirk Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d host Jimmy Kimmel insisted that he never intended to downplay or make light of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination in comments that led to his show\u2019s suspension last week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>Tuesday night was the first show Kimmel hosted since Disney announced its return on Monday after nearly a week off the air.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel came out to a standing ovation, which continued into chants of \u201cJimmy! Jimmy! Jimmy!\u201d and ongoing cheering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are just joining us, we are preempting your regularly scheduled encore episode of \u2018Celebrity Family Feud,\u2019 we\u2019re bringing you this special report,\u201d Kimmel said in his opening. \u201cI\u2019m happy to be here with you tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Kimmel thanked fellow late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and David Letterman, as well as conservative figures such as Clay Travis and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), for supporting him during his suspension.<\/p>\n<p>He then addressed the remarks that led to his suspension but stopped short of offering an apology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as5808\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been hearing a lot about what I need to say and do tonight, and the truth is, I don\u2019t think what I have to say is going to make much of a difference,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cIf you like me, you like me. If you don\u2019t, you don\u2019t. I have no illusions about changing anyone\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I want to make something clear, because it\u2019s important to me as a human, and that is \u2013 you understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,\u201d Kimmel went on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Kimmel grew emotional and teared up as he recalled posting a message on Instagram the day of Kirk\u2019s death, offering condolences to the family.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3144346&amp;userid=17447&amp;loginid=15879&amp;playercolor=%23ee1a3b&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=743adc222c772cacc693f2731df03e60\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3144346&amp;userid=17447&amp;loginid=15879&amp;playercolor=%23ee1a3b&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=743adc222c772cacc693f2731df03e60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the actions,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt was a deeply disturbed individual. That was really the opposite of the point I was trying to make, but I understand that, to some, it felt either ill-timed or unclear or maybe both, and for those who think I did point a finger, I get why you\u2019re upset. If the situation was reversed, there\u2019s a good chance I would have felt the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then said: \u201cI have many friends and family members on the other side who I love and remain close to, even though we don\u2019t agree on politics at all. I don\u2019t think the murderer who shot Charlie Kirk represents anyone. This was a sick person who believed violence was a solution, and it isn\u2019t ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the assassin, Tyler Robinson, 22, made several references criticizing Kirk\u2019s right-leaning politics while espousing left-wing ideology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The host then gave some thoughts on Disney suspending his show after 23 years, though Kimmel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jimmy-kimmel-hints-final-live-contract-possible-late-night-show-end-8598129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hinted in 2023<\/a>\u00a0that his current contract would probably be his last as he increasingly pondered retirement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery night, they defended my right to poke fun at our leaders and to advocate for subjects that I think are important by allowing me to use their platform, and I\u2019m very grateful for that. With that said, I was not happy when they pulled me off the air on Wednesday,\u201d Kimmel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not agree with that decision and I told them that, and we had many conversations. I shared my point of view, they shared theirs. We talked it through,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel ended his monologue by tearfully recalling Erika Kirk\u2019s funeral remarks, in which she expressed forgiveness toward her husband\u2019s alleged killer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a moment over the weekend, a very beautiful moment. I don\u2019t know if you saw this. On Sunday, Erika Kirk forgave the man who shot her husband. She forgave him. That is an example we should follow. If you believe in the teachings of Jesus, as I do, there it was. That\u2019s it. A selfless act of grace, forgiveness from a grieving widow. It touched me deeply, and I hope it touches many, and if there\u2019s anything we should take from this tragedy to carry forward, I hope it can be that,\u201d Kimmel said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d host Jimmy Kimmel insisted that he never intended to downplay or make light of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination in comments that led to his show\u2019s suspension last week. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14736"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14738,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14736\/revisions\/14738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}