{"id":38908,"date":"2025-09-18T21:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38908"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:04:03","slug":"stephen-a-smith-doesnt-hold-back-his-feelings-on-jimmy-kimmel-being-canceled-by-abc-for-his-charlie-kirk-joke-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38908","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith Doesn\u2019t Hold Back His Feelings On Jimmy Kimmel Being Canceled By ABC For His Charlie Kirk Joke [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018First Take\u2019 host Stephen A Smith has called Jimmy Kimmel out following the late-night show host\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/general\/jimmy-kimmel-officially-done-after-making-joke-about-charlie-kirk-death\/\">getting his show pulled off the air<\/a>\u00a0due to an ill-advised comment regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>ABC announced on Wednesday night that \u2018Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u2019 has been canned indefinitely following what Kimmel had to say about Kirk, who was killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old accused Donald Trump supporters of trying to score points off Kirk\u2019s death by trying to portray his alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, as someone else.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWe hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA [Make America Great Again] gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Kimmel said during his monologue on Monday night.<strong><em>\u00a0\u201cIn between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width has-xs-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He also suggested that Trump was not mourning with a clip of the President quickly changing the topic after being asked how he was feeling, given the tragedy.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-stephen-a-smith-doesn-t-think-there-was-anything-funny-about-what-jimmy-kimmel-had-to-say\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen A Smith Doesn\u2019t Think There Was Anything Funny About What Jimmy Kimmel Had To Say<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38909\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stephen-A-Smith-768x423-1-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stephen-A-Smith-768x423-1-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stephen-A-Smith-768x423-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Stephen A. Smith (Photo via ESPN)<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/em>Smith, who works for ESPN, a Disney-owned company just like ABC, addressed the 57-year-old\u2019s comments on his \u2018Straight Shooter\u2019 show on Sirius XM on Thursday, claiming there was nothing funny about what Kimmel put out there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWhere was the joke? Because you\u2019re a late-night host \u2014 and obviously that has a comedic attachment to it. Where was the joke? Obviously, it wasn\u2019t anything funny about that,<\/em><\/strong>\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1968678277570048122&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fstephen-a-smith-doesnt-hold-back-feelings-jimmy-kimmel-canceled-abc-charlie-kirk-joke%2F&amp;sessionId=620f793c99c99b35cc29bbb7add48ba4fd45faa8&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1968678277570048122\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Kimmel has also been<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/general\/dave-portnoy-hits-jimmy-kimmel-hard-truth-abc-canceled-charlie-kirk-joke\/\">\u00a0criticized by other popular figures such as Dave Portnoy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/danica-patrick\/\">Danica Patrick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s said that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/general\/jimmy-kimmel-furious-reaction-canceled-abc-donald-trump-celebrates\/\">he was furious when he learned his fate on Wednesday<\/a>, as he\u2019d planned to discuss his comments on the show that night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jason-whitlock\/\">Jason Whitlock<\/a>\u00a0has theorized that Smith will take over as an ABC late-night host following Jimmy\u2019s exit, claiming that\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/molly-qerim\/\">Molly Qerim<\/a>\u2019s leaving ESPN is part of an intricate puzzle that will culminate in the \u2018First Take\u2019 host eventually making a play for the White House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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