The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered an expedited review of ABC television's broadcasting licenses in connection with the controversy surrounding comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The decision came a few days after President Donald Trump and his wife Melania asked that ABC immediately fire Kimmel. Spiegel.de ↗ Le Figaro ↗
The conflict erupted after a joke Kimmel made during his talk show, in which he said that Melania Trump has the appearance of a "widow-to-be." The joke was made just two days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents' gala. President Trump called Kimmel's remark a "shameful call to violence" and demanded his dismissal. First Lady Melania also said that ABC should "take a stand" against the host and criticized him for "rhetoric full of hatred and violence." El Pais ↗ BBC News ↗
The ABC television network belongs to the Disney company, and the regulation of its licenses is now at the center of attention. Democratic politicians have called the FCC's actions "political theater." The conflict between Trump and Kimmel is not new — the comedian has long criticized the president on his show and was once temporarily taken off the air. The regulatory authority views the FCC's decision as a lawful step in connection with the demands of the Trump administration. hnonline.sk ↗ idnes.cz ↗
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Kimmel by měl v televizi ABC kamžitě skončit, vyzýval k násilí, uvedl Trump
seznamzpravy.cz
| 21:53 27.04.
US agency orders early review of ABC's license
RTE News
| 22:16 28.04.
Late-Night-Moderator: Donald Trump fordert erneut Entlassung von Jimmy Kimmel
Die Zeit
| 02:43 28.04.
Donald Trump fordert Rauswurf von Moderator Jimmy Kimmel nach Witz über Melania
Spiegel.de
| 01:53 28.04.
Donald Trump réclame le renvoi de l’animateur Jimmy Kimmel après une blague «ignoble» visant Melania Trump
Le Figaro
| 20:05 27.04.
Melania Trump accuses Jimmy Kimmel of ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’
The Guardian
| 18:11 27.04.
Jimmy Kimmel: Behörde ordnet frühzeitige Überprüfung von ABC-Sendelinzenzen an
Spiegel.de
| 22:11 28.04.
Druck aus Washington: Mitten im Kimmel-Konflikt: Sender ABC soll Lizenzen erneuern
Die Zeit
| 22:07 28.04.
FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania Trump joke
The Guardian
| 21:07 28.04.
US regulator to review Disney broadcast licences after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump
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| 21:06 28.04.
A timeline of Jimmy Kimmel’s long history upsetting Trump with his jokes
Independent
| 20:14 28.04.
Nach Schüssen bei Gala: Trump nach Witwen-Witz: Disney soll Moderator Kimmel feuern
Die Zeit
| 03:19 28.04.
"Werdende Witwe": Donald Trump will Entlassung von Moderator Kimmel
Der Standard
| 21:59 27.04.
Donald Trump és felesége a merényletkísérlet után Jimmy Kimmel kirúgására szólította fel az ABC-t gyűlöletkeltés miatt
Index.hu
| 20:55 27.04.
La chaîne ABC, qui diffuse l’émission de Jimmy Kimmel, voit sa licence menacée par le régulateur des télécoms
Le Monde
| 01:23 29.04.
Regulačný úrad v USA ide skúmať licencie spoločnosti Disney. Politické divadlo, reagujú Demokrati
hnonline.sk
| 22:15 28.04.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel : US-Medienaufsichtsbehörde ordnet Überprüfung von ABC-Sendelizenzen an
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| 21:58 28.04.
«Une vraie ordure» : l’humoriste Jimmy Kimmel de nouveau dans le viseur de Donald Trump
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| 19:16 28.04.
Trump cracks awkward marriage joke to Melania with King Charles watching after Jimmy Kimmel ‘widow’ uproar
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| 18:15 28.04.
Tirs au gala de la presse : la Maison Blanche juge que le « culte de la haine venu de la gauche » a conduit à l’attaque
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| 19:54 27.04.
Affaire Jimmy Kimmel/Donald Trump : la licence de la chaîne ABC menacée
France24
| 23:01 28.04.
Čeká, až bude vdova, žertoval komik o Melanii. Měli by ho vyhodit, běsnil Trump
idnes.cz
| 22:24 27.04.
Trump znovu útočí na Kimmela. Opět požaduje, aby ABC moderátora propustila
denik.cz
| 21:40 27.04.
„Zbabělec.“ Melania zuří po Kimmelově výroku o „budoucí vdově“
parlamentnilisty.cz
| 20:21 27.04.
Melania Trump domaga się zwolnienia komika. "Pełna nienawiści retoryka"
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| 19:52 27.04.
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