Jimmy Kimmels suspension just latest example of Disney yanking celebrities off the air joiningranks of Roseanne, Gina Carano

Jimmy Kimmel’s tenure as a late-night host on ABC is hanging by a thread after a 22-year run at the Disney-owned network, but the involuntary hiatus isn’t the first time the House of Mouse unceremoniously gave the hook to a star after outrage.This time the outrage over that sparked Kimmel’s removal is coming from the right.The comedian, whose eponymous show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” debuted on ABC in 2003, faces an uncertain future at the network after he claimed the gunman who killed conservative icon Charlie Kirk was a MAGA supporter — a false claim that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called “some of the sickest conduct possible.”But previously, the media giant has been quick to give the hook to stars who offended liberal sensibilities.

The highest profile targets were Roseanne Barr in 2018, “Mandalorian” star Gina Carano in 2021 — and even an ESPN announcer named Robert Lee, who was suddenly pulled from calling a 2017 University of Virginia game because he shares a name with the Confederate Civil War general.Barr was cut loose from her own self-titled sitcom by ABC over a tweet perceived by many as racist, despite massive ratings for the revival of the ’80s and ’90s smash-hit series “Roseanne.”Twenty years after the original series’ run concluded, ABC picked up the show for a 10th season, which was picked up for an 11th season after a single episode, which drew over 27 million viewers.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.But the network changed its plans after a post on social media in which Barr compared Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to a “cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and a ‘Planet of the Apes’ actor.”Barr later apologized for her “ill-worded” tweet and said “I wish I worded it better,” saying she didn’t know Jarrett wa...