{"id":39272,"date":"2025-09-24T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=39272"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:57:01","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-breaks-down-cries-his-eyes-out-during-emotional-on-air-apology-in-first-show-back-since-suspension-for-charlie-kirk-joke-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=39272","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Breaks Down &#038; Cries His Eyes Out During Emotional On-Air Apology In First Show Back Since Suspension For Charlie Kirk Joke [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC after a six-day suspension over controversial comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel\u2019s previous comments on \u2018Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u2019 came nearly two weeks after Charlie Kirk was assassinated for millions to see.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/general\/charlie-kirk-has-tragically-died-after-shooting-on-campus\/\">Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday during a rally he was hosting at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like everyone else, Kimmel spoke about it, saying, the \u201cMAGA gang\u201d was only trying to score political points off Charlie Kirk\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of his comments,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/general\/jimmy-kimmel-officially-done-after-making-joke-about-charlie-kirk-death\/\">ABC pulled him off the air indefinitely<\/a>. Nexstar Media said it would not air Jimmy Kimmel Live! \u201cfor the foreseeable future, beginning with tonight\u2019s show.\u201d<\/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>Last Wednesday, Nexstar added that the comedian\u2019s remarks about Kirk \u201care offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Kimmel is back and showing true emotion for the entire situation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jimmy-kimmel-gets-emotional-during-opening-monologue\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jimmy Kimmel Gets Emotional During Opening Monologue<\/h2>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel got emotional as he marked his return back on TV following a suspension that was handed down over comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.<\/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<p>During his opening monologue on Tuesday\u2019s episode of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d, the comedian addressed what happened that led to his almost losing his job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI have no illusions about changing anyone\u2019s mind, but I do want to make something clear, because it\u2019s important to me as a human, and that is, you understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0the 57-year-old said as he fought not to cry.<\/p>\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=reddawg77089&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=1970712913146192260&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Fjimmy-kimmel-cries-emotional-on-air-apology-first-show-suspension-charlie-kirk-joke%2F&amp;sessionId=a88ef296eb40fd26cdac06574ed35479df9e3401&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1970712913146192260\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\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<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything funny about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI posted a message on Instagram of the day he was killed, sending love to his family and asking for compassion, and I meant it and I still do,\u201d he stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cNor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the actions of what was obviously a deeply disturbed individual. That was really the opposite of the point I was trying to make.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I understand that to some, that felt either ill-timed or unclear, or maybe both. And for those who think I did point a finger\u2026 I get why you\u2019re upset. If the situation was reversed, there\u2019s a good chance I\u2019d have felt the same way.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite his comeback to his show, two of ABC\u2019s affiliate stations, Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, refused to broadcast Kimmel\u2019s show.<\/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-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel is one of the few people who have said something negatively towards Charlie Kirk and actually got to keep their job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC after a six-day suspension over controversial comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. 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