US regulator to review Disney broadcast licences after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump
The move comes as the White House pressures Disney-owned ABC to fire Kimmel after he called Melania an "expectant widow".
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"This is unprecedented, unlawful, and going nowhere."
— Anna M Gomez , Politician
"It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am."
— Jimmy Kimmel , Celebrity
"A call to violence."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"There’s evidence that Disney has been pretty bad. There’s evidence suggests that Disney literally was dividing and categorizing employees based on race and gender."
— Brendan Carr , Executive
"the Disney review is the most egregious action this FCC has taken in violation of the First Amendment to date."
— Anna Gomez , Politician
"the joke he made about Trump concerned the president's age."
— Jimmy Kimmel , Celebrity
"This is unprecedented, unlawful, and going nowhere."
— Anna M Gomez , Politician
"It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am."
— Jimmy Kimmel , Celebrity
"obviously was a joke about their age difference"
— Jimmy Kimmel , Celebrity
Key People
Anna Gomez is a Democratic commissioner of the FCC.
A Democratic commissioner of the FCC.
Brendan Carr is the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission.
Cole Tomas Allen is the suspect charged with attempting to assassinate the president.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Jimmy Kimmel is a television host and comedian.
Josh D'Amaro is the current CEO of Disney.
First Lady of the United States known for her social initiatives.
White House communications director.
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The move comes as the White House pressures Disney-owned ABC to fire Kimmel after he called Melania an "expectant widow".
The FCC has initiated an accelerated review of ABC's local broadcast licenses following a controversial joke by Jimmy Kimmel about Melania Trump, raising concerns over potential unlawful discrimination.
The FCC has opened an unusual review of ABC’s broadcast licenses after President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump criticized Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump.
The FCC has initiated an unprecedented, early review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for ABC, targeting eight stations across the U.S. following a controversial joke by Jimmy Kimmel about Melania Trump.
The US Federal Communications Commission has ordered an early licence review of ABC’s television stations after a joke by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel about Melania Trump drew criticism from the White House.
The FCC has ordered a review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for local ABC stations following criticism from President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump over a joke made by Jimmy Kimmel about Melania Trump.
The US media regulator has ordered early licence reviews at eight Disney-owned ABC TV stations after Jimmy Kimmel's controversial joke about Melania Trump, seen as increasing pressure on the network to sack Kimmel.
The US Federal Communications Commission is ordering an early review of Disney's television broadcast licenses after President Donald Trump called for the firing of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a controversial joke about Melania Trump.
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