The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Disney's ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns amid backlash over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump.
FCC orders early license renewal for ABC stations following Kimmel's first lady joke
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Mon 15:36 - CNN
Trump calls on ABC to fire Kimmel after he joked Melania was an ‘expectant widow’ - CNN
Mon 16:11 - The Guardian
Jimmy Kimmel defends Melania ‘widow’ joke after the Trumps call for him to be fired - The Guardian
Mon 16:17 - Washington Examiner
Melania Trump slams ‘coward’ Jimmy Kimmel for WHCD parody skit about first family
Mon 17:28 - CBS News
Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over jokes made before White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting - CBS News
Mon 17:45 - Politico
Melania Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired after ‘expectant widow’ joke in WHCD skit - Politico
Mon 18:26 - NPR
Melania Trump wants ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel after 'hateful' joke - NPR
Mon 18:56 - Euronews
Trump demands ABC sack TV comedian Jimmy Kimmel after 'despicable' joke
Mon 20:00 - Fox News
Gucci heiress launches special edition Mother's Day handbag benefiting Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future
Mon 20:18 - The New York Times
President and First Lady Melania Trump Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke - The New York Times
Mon 21:26 - Rolling Stone
Trump Wants Jimmy Kimmel Fired Over ‘Despicable’ Melania Trump Widow Joke - Rolling Stone
Mon 21:56 - The Hill
Jane Fonda's free speech group defends Kimmel amid Trump firing call: 'Satire is not a crime'
Mon 23:10 - WBFF
Melania Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired after 'expectant widow' comment - WBFF
Tue 02:10 - Sky News (UK)
Trumps call for Jimmy Kimmel to be sacked after Melania joke
Tue 02:19 - New York Post
Mentalist Oz Pearlman won't appear on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after WHCD shooting, Melania Trump 'widow' quip - New York Post
Tue 02:56 - Yahoo
Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Did NOT Make 'Expectant Widow' Joke About Melania Trump After WHCD Attempted Shooting - Yahoo
Tue 04:17 - The Hollywood Reporter
Defiant Jimmy Kimmel Refuses to Apologize for ‘Widow’ Joke, Pushes Back on Melania - The Hollywood Reporter
Tue 07:30 - Die Welt
Outrage over US presenter – Jimmy Kimmel defends “widow joke” about Melania Trump
Tue 08:04 - SRF Wirtschaft
Late night host – Trump demands Jimmy Kimmel fired – after Melania joke
Tue 08:06 - Al Jazeera English
‘Should be fired’: Why the Trumps want Jimmy Kimmel sacked
Tue 08:34 - DW All
Jimmy Kimmel says Melania Trump joke not 'call to assassination'
Tue 08:34 - DW Top
Jimmy Kimmel says Melania Trump joke not 'call to assassination'
Tue 09:30 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Alles
US media: Why many now believe in a production
Tue 12:57 - CBS News
Jimmy Kimmel defends himself after Donald and Melania Trump call for him to be fired - CBS News
Tue 13:10 - BBC Headlines
Watch: Jimmy Kimmel defends 'expectant widow' joke after first lady criticism
Tue 13:19 - The Hill
Clooney defends Kimmel: 'Jokes are jokes'
Tue 13:26 - Euronews
Viral backfire: Melania Trump called out as hypocrite after Jimmy Kimmel joke criticism
Tue 14:39 - France 24
Comedian Kimmel hits back at Trump as tensions flare after Melania joke