Kimmel back

Stuff reports:

ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said on Monday.

“We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday,” said a statement from the network.

ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely after comments he made about Kirk, who was killed September 10, in a monologue.

Kimmel said “many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk” and that “the MAGA gang” was “desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”

What Kimmel said was wrong and highly offensive. There is zero evidence that the assassin was MAGA. It is a bizarre misinformation campaign that he repeated on a major broadcast channel.

So yes he should suffer consequences for such appalling judgment. But I don’t think those consequences should be his show is cancelled for ever. You shouldn’t lose your career for a mistake. A short suspension seems appropriate.