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April 30, 2026

Kimmel says Donald and Melania Trump are ‘closer than ever’ after ‘expectant widow’ joke backlash

Jimmy Kimmel continued his mockery of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on air, joking about their relationship after his controversial "expectant widow" comment.

April 30, 2026

FCC boss Brendan Carr maintains early ABC license renewal is about DEI probe, not Jimmy Kimmel controversy

FCC Chairman Carr says the early renewal of Disney's ABC licenses is tied to a DEI review, not President Trump's call for Jimmy Kimmel's firing over his controversial joke.

April 30, 2026

Trump urges ABC to fire ‘seriously unfunny’ Jimmy Kimmel, says it ‘better be soon’

President Donald Trump on Thursday continued to call for Disney-owned ABC to terminate late-night host Jimmy Kimmel with a scathing Truth Social post.

April 29, 2026

CNN’s Jake Tapper defends Jimmy Kimmel after once asking why ESPN did not ‘shut down’ Aaron Rodgers for joking

CNN's Jake Tapper applied a wildly different standard when defending Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump while previously condemning Aaron Rodgers for joking about Kimmel.

April 29, 2026

Trump ally James Comer defends Kimmel's free speech after 'widow' joke, says we shouldn't cancel comedy

Rep. James Comer disagreed with President Donald Trump on firing Jimmy Kimmel, defending free speech while calling the late-night host's Melania Trump joke tasteless.

April 29, 2026

Kimmel seizes on Trump's old age joke during meeting with King Charles, jokes he 'should be fired for that'

Jimmy Kimmel reacted to President Donald Trump's marriage joke about first lady Melania Trump, saying Trump mocked his own age after demanding Kimmel be fired for doing the same.

April 29, 2026

Resurfaced clip of Johnny Carson's grace after Reagan shooting contrasts with Kimmel

Johnny Carson's classy response to the Reagan assassination attempt resurfaces online amid criticism of Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump.

April 29, 2026

10 celebrities who have joked about Trump's death, from Kathy Griffin to Jimmy Kimmel

Several celebrities over the years have made jokes or references to President Donald Trump's death or assassination, from Madonna to Jimmy Kimmel to Charlie Sheen,

April 28, 2026

George Clooney mounts defense of Kimmel's 'widow' joke about Melania Trump, laments rhetoric is 'too heated'

George Clooney defended Jimmy Kimmel over his "expectant widow" joke about first lady Melania Trump, arguing that jokes are jokes, while warning that rhetoric is dangerous.

April 28, 2026

Mentalist Oz Pearlman pulls out of Kimmel guest appearance, replaced by left-wing podcaster

Oz Pearlman canceled his scheduled Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance amid backlash over Kimmel's Melania Trump joke made before the WHCA Dinner shooting.