News Wrap: ABC reinstating Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show
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🗓️ 22 September 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | In the day's other headlines, ABC is reinstating Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show. |
| 0:04.8 | The network had suspended the comedian indefinitely after comments he made following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. |
| 0:12.6 | In a statement, ABC's parent company, the Walt Disney Company, said, quote, |
| 0:16.6 | we have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, |
| 0:21.7 | we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday. Kimmel's suspension had sparked protests |
| 0:27.1 | and concerns about free speech in the aftermath of Kirk's killing, with a number of celebrities |
| 0:32.2 | and Kimmel's fellow late-night comedians among those who rally to his defense. Kimmel has hosted |
| 0:37.4 | Jimmy Kimmel |
| 0:38.0 | live since 2003. His contract is set to expire in May of next year. At a UN summit today, |
| 0:45.3 | France joined a growing list of countries in recognizing a Palestinian state. |
| 0:51.7 | I declare that today France recognizes the state of Palestine. |
| 0:56.0 | French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement follows similar moves by the UK, Canada and others over the weekend, |
| 1:03.0 | and was followed soon after by Belgium. Israel and the U.S. boycotted today's event, |
| 1:08.0 | with Israel's UN ambassador dismissing it as theater. |
| 1:12.3 | Meantime, Israel is continuing its offensive in Gaza City, which it considers one of the last |
| 1:17.1 | strongholds for Hamas. Some Gazans say the recognition of a Palestinian state does little to help |
| 1:22.7 | the situation on the ground. |
| 1:27.1 | Where is the state? In the street, Where is the state? |
| 1:28.3 | In the street or in the tents? |
| 1:31.3 | What state is this that they recognize? |
| 1:33.3 | Are we able to find something to eat or a place to stay? |
| 1:37.3 | Leave it to God. |
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