Dallas TV Station Apologizes For Cutting Off Jimmy Kimmel’s Monologue About Texas Shooting, Blames Technical Error

Amy Schumer, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo have joined more than 200 US actors, directors, producers and writers in signing an open letter calling for a change to gun portrayal in Hollywood films and TV shows.This year has already seen over 250 mass shootings in the US, with recent events in Buffalo and Uvalde provoking further debate in a country where more than 40,000 people are shot and killed with guns every year.The newly published letter from the Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence – also signed by Shonda Rhimes, J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, Judd Apatow, and Jimmy Kimmel, among others – attributes the problem to “lax gun laws” and politicians “more afraid of losing power than saving lives”, but notes that representations in film and TV can play a part.It's up to us to make sure senators #DontLookAway from our country's gun violence crisis.

Hollywood creators want to model a better culture around guns.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorA group of 200 top writers, producers and directors have signed an open letter backed by the Brady gun violence organization that includes a pledge to incorporate gun safety best practices into their shows and to scrutinize the use of firearms in storytellling.The list of signatories includes Shonda Rhimes, Bill Lawrence, Jimmy Kimmel and the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” writing staff, Michelle and Robert King, Judd Apatow, Steve Levitan, David Shore, Matt Nix, Dan Lin and Jenni Konner. The letter frames gun safety an urgent social issue for the industry to embrace, in the same way that intentional depictions of such topics as cigarette smoking, drunk driving, the use of seat belts, marriage equality and LGBT rights helped change cultural attitudes and save lives.

Chris Evans dropped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Friday night, and accepted a challenge to play a game of dodge basketball — appropriate, given that the show has been featuring its annual “Game Day” episodes during the NBA Finals.

President Joe Biden appeared on Wednesday's episode of and addressed the recent outcry for gun control legislation in the wake of horrifying mass shootings across the country.When asked about the call from many activists to issue executive orders imposing gun control, the way Donald Trump routinely issued executive orders, Biden explained he felt it was exactly for that reason that he doesn't feel that is the path to choose.“What I don’t want to do, and I’m not being facetious, is I don’t want to emulate Trump’s abuse of the Constitution and constitutional authority,” Biden shared.“I often get asked, well the Republicans don’t play it square, why do you play it square,” Biden explained.

“What I don’t want to do, and I’m not being facetious, is I don’t want to emulate Trump’s abuse of the Constitution, and constitutional authority,” President Joe Biden told Jimmy Kimmel today of why he hasn’t inked an Executive Order to try to stop the murderous gun violence that America has tragically seen in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, to name a few, in recent weeks.

Pusha T performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live last Friday (June 3), delivering a rendition of ‘Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes’.During his performance of the song – which features on Pusha T’s most recent album, ‘It’s Almost Dry’ – the Virginia rapper confidently carries his bars as a kaleidoscopic light show flashes overhead. Watch it below. The performance adds to Pusha T’s late-night circuit run in the wake of his LP release, having performed ‘Dreamin Of The Past’ on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show in April.Both songs are lifted from the rapper’s fourth studio album, a follow-up to 2018’s ‘Daytona’.

J. Kim Murphy President Joe Biden will serve as a guest on Wednesday night’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC, appearing in-person on the late night talk show for an interview at the production’s studio at L.A.’s El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard.The announcement was made on Sunday afternoon by Kimmel during the broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night” on ABC, which is part of the network’s broadcast of Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors.President Biden’s conversation with Jimmy Kimmel will mark his first in-studio appearance on a late night talk show since being inaugurated in January 2021.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!In a recent interview with Variety for the Awards Circuit Podcast, Jimmy Kimmel revealed his biggest takeaway from swapping places with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. But if you're thinking it was some deeply emotional feeling, that wasn't exactly the case. Kimmel said: Turns out this tale of two Jimmys had another benefit — aside from, of course, the hilarity of the swap itself.

Jimmy Kimmel wishes he could tell people what the future holds for him on late-night television, but the truth is, he just doesn't know.The 54-year-old comedian spoke to  podcast about a myriad of topics — from his tearful monologue following the Texas school massacre in Uvalde, Texas to swapping late-night shows with Jimmy Fallon for this year's April Fools' Day prank. And while he offered concrete answers about those subjects, Kimmel, through no fault of his own, was more vague about his future as host of, the popular late-night program he's helmed since January 2003.«I wish I knew what I was gonna do,» he told 's .

Leaving late night? Jimmy Kimmel hinted that he might walk away from his late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the near future.

Kardashian said in a tweet. “Her family are desperately hoping that her father, who is incarcerated for a non violent drug offense, be granted temporary release so that he can attend her funeral.”Eli Torres is an inmate at a federal prison in Kentucky for a gang-related drug-trafficking offense, the San Antonio Express News reported.“So far their requests have been denied. I ask the @officialFBOP to grant Eli Torres temporary release so that he can say his last goodbye to his baby girl.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJimmy Kimmel has sadly been here before. Many times, as a matter of fact. As he approaches his 20th anniversary in late night, the late night host has been at the helm of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” long enough to address several national tragedies over the year.

Jimmy Kimmel isn’t done talking about last week’s horrific shooting in small-town Texas yet — not when former President Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and “their fellow sewer-dwellers are working overtime this week to shift the blame.”

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Jimmy Kimmel did not hide his emotion as he addressedthe shooting in Uvalde, Texas, at Robb Elementary School, that left 21 people dead -- including 19 children. On Wednesday, the host opened his show without an audience as he tearfully stood in the studio and spoke for more than six minutes, which included a passionate plea to politicians.“Hi, it’s Jimmy, and I wanted to speak to you directly without an audience for just a bit before we start this show because here we are again on another day of mourning in this country,” the host soberly said. “Once again we grieve,” Kimmel continued as he began to choke back tears. “For the little boys and girls whose lives have been ended and whose families have been destroyed while our leaders on the right, the Americans at Congress and at Fox News and these other outlets warn us not to politicize this.

@jimmykimmel show at multiple points, including during his monologue on gun control. Find a full explanation of the technical issues, and Jimmy’s full monologue here. https://t.co/wuYVwPHHcU“WFAA extended its Wednesday 10 p.m.

The Los Angeles Times. The digital disappearance was uncovered revealed by JRE Missing, an automated watchdog that keeps tabs on episodes.Per the site, the glitch affected a whopping 36 episodes, which were reportedly recorded before the podcast purveyor acquired the show — including its catalog of past episodes — in 2020 for $200 million.Naturally, the phenomenon might seem suspect given Spotify’s history of surreptitiously deleting “JRE” episodes over controversial content.However, the latest batch seemed to have been Houdini’d at random as they featured a grab-bag of guests, including Republican Texas Rep.

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Jimmy Kimmel got emotional as he delivered a powerful monologue on his show Wednesday following Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.