A large number of stations dropped the show for his comments stop looking for the boogie man they found him its Jimmy!

Even before he made those comments, they should have cancelled his show. This gave them a legitimate reason to get rid of the no talent idiot.

Well Kimmel was a cash loss for ABC even before this latest fiasco.

Another thing to is his contract is up this year so this is convenient timing to not have to renew his contract.

Can the government not fire someone over their speech?

The FCC...has a few guide lines....and spreading lies ,is grounds for removal

I guess instead of firing him, they could of taken the lefts route and killed him for what he said.

That came up on TV this morning. A lawyer present said, if someone threatens a president, VP, any member of congress, or other official they will be arrested.

Sounds like he will be back on in a few days.

A attorney from SC stated today that in a right to work state a employer can fire you for anything they wanted to he said he’s getting calls from people that were fired for their posts he said to bad nothing he can do.

Crazy doesn't realize the rest of the world isn't as crazy as they are.

Freedom of speech IS freedom from consequences from the government. If there are consequences from government for your speech, then you don't have free speech.
You are not free from consequences in the private sphere, but there is also no freedom of speech in the private sphere.




Of course he lied. But not in the legal, defamation sense, no. His show is opinion. Nobody, including his most devoted fans, take what he says as serious fact. It's not a news show, it's an entertainment show. No different than a Rush Limbaugh radio show. (Rush was always clear about his how being opinion and not news, BTW).
As such, Jimmy should be free from governmental consequences for his speech. But, like I said above, he's not free from consequences in the private sphere-as he's finding out.

I think you are underestimating the stupidity of a whole lot of people out there. There are definitely lots people who would believe what he said was fact.

PS I agree with your stance on this situation as it applies to his being fired.

Having a wife employed by the state, you most definitely can.

You guys just don’t understand you’re only supposed to get fired or canceled if you doubt or question things like.

Does standing 6’ apart really matter?
Does wearing a mask really matter?
I think I might try some ivermectin?
Does the shot work?
Are you sure I won’t get Covid after the shot?
Seems like 8 boosters is a lot!!
I not sure BLM is a good group?

Just saying

The government didn't fire Kimmel, ABC did.

The only government action was questioning ABC's license. And no person or entity has an innate right to a license.

An average network show has around 7.4 million viewers. At a measly 1.1 million viewers, ABC was already looking for a reason to axe kimmel. I didn't know he was on tv still.

Keith

Not 100% correct. The military can punish you for speech if you are in the military. I suppose that is the gray area between Government and employer.

Do you know what tact is?