Olivia Rodrigo Speaks Out Against Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension: ‘Blatant Censorship’

Olivia Rodrigo is making her stance wide connected the contention surrounding Jimmy Kimmel’s caller suspension.

The 22-year-old popular prima took to societal media connected Saturday (Sept. 20) to dependable her vexation implicit the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! by ABC. The network’s determination came aft Kimmel made arguable remarks during a monologue astir the assassination of blimpish commentator Charlie Kirk.

“So upset implicit this blatant censorship and maltreatment of power,” Rodrigo wrote alongside a erstwhile connection from SAG-AFTRA. “I basal with Jimmy Kimmel and I basal for state of speech.”

Rodrigo’s comments align with those of SAG-AFTRA, the national representing astir 160,000 actors, dancers, singers, signaling artists and different media professionals. Earlier successful the week, the enactment publically condemned ABC, a Disney subsidiary, for what it called an onslaught connected escaped expression.

“Our nine depends connected state of expression,” SAG-AFTRA posted connected Instagram connected Wednesday (Sept. 17). “Suppression of escaped code and retaliation for speaking retired connected important issues of nationalist interest tally antagonistic to the cardinal rights we each trust on. Democracy thrives erstwhile divers points of presumption are expressed.”

The connection continued, “The determination to suspend airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! is the benignant of suppression and retaliation that endangers everyone’s freedoms. SAG-AFTRA stands with each media artists and defends their close to explicit their divers points of view, and everyone’s close to perceive them.”

Rodrigo isn’t the lone instrumentalist pushing backmost against the suspension. Margo Price besides voiced her disapproval successful a symbolic and affectional post. On Tuesday (Sept. 16), the state vocalist shared a video clip from her show that aforesaid time connected Jimmy Kimmel Live! singing “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down.”

Her caption read, “If this was the past word, I’m gladsome it was mine.” During the performance, she sang, “Keep each them fascists underground,” portion strumming her guitar. “Don’t fto the bastards get you down.”

ABC announced the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! 1 time aft the occurrence featuring Price aired. The determination followed Kimmel’s monologue, wherever helium addressed the assassination of Kirk, who co-founded Turning Point USA.

“We deed immoderate caller lows implicit the play with the MAGA pack desperately trying to qualify this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk arsenic thing different than 1 of them and doing everything they tin to people governmental points from it,” Kimmel had said connected the program.

The backlash was swift. Nexstar, which owns 28 NBC-affiliated section stations, announced it would propulsion Kimmel from its programming. Around the aforesaid time, FCC Chair Brendan Carr publically con...