{"id":4211,"date":"2025-09-21T03:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T03:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/09\/21\/marlon-wayans-defends-free-speech-after-jimmy-kimmel-show-suspension\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T03:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T03:12:49","slug":"marlon-wayans-defends-free-speech-after-jimmy-kimmel-show-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/09\/21\/marlon-wayans-defends-free-speech-after-jimmy-kimmel-show-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlon Wayans Defends Free Speech After Jimmy Kimmel Show Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Marlon-Wayans-960x720.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/marlon-wayans\">Marlon Wayans<\/a> used the red carpet spotlight for his new horror film \u201cHim\u201d to speak out against what he sees as a blow to free expression after ABC yanked <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> off the air following the host\u2019s controversial remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is America,\u201d Wayans told <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o4vkLaBdVrc?si=TFheorLvU3S1yIYB\"><em>Access Hollywood<\/em>.<\/a> \u201cYou know what we\u2019re seeing is not something that me myself as a Black man has seen before. You know, um I just think it\u2019s a shame, and I think every last single American loses because of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The network\u2019s decision came after <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> delivered a pointed monologue Monday night, criticizing political reactions to Kirk\u2019s September 10 shooting death at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr called Kimmel\u2019s comments \u201cthe sickest conduct possible\u201d and demanded an apology. Hours later, Nexstar Media Group announced it would pull the show \u201cfor the foreseeable future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his segment, Kimmel took aim at the \u201cMaga gang\u201d for politicizing the tragedy and mocked Donald Trump\u2019s reaction, saying, \u201cThis is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wayans, 52, said the suspension sets a troubling tone for artistic voices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marlon Wayans Reacts To \u2018Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u2019 Being Taken Off Air\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o4vkLaBdVrc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut there is no it\u2019s not an ending,\u201d he said. \u201cGuys and artists and voices like Jimmy Kimmel. Um, we have to be courageous and it\u2019s a new beginning. You can\u2019t stop the dunk. You just you just made me create a new lane. That\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, 31, was shot and killed while speaking at the university. Prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and are seeking the death penalty. The incident has sparked national debate over political rhetoric and media accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Wayans, best known for comedies like \u201cWhite Chicks\u201d and \u201cScary Movie,\u201d was in Los Angeles to promote \u201cHim,\u201d a psychological thriller produced by Jordan Peele\u2019s Monkeypaw Productions.<\/p>\n<p>In the film, Wayans plays a high school football coach grappling with a sinister presence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love always love uh dark characters with sense of humor,\u201d Wayans said. \u201cLike I grew up on Freddy Krueger. I would love to reboot Freddy Krueger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kimmel controversy has drawn strong reactions across Hollywood. <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/ben-stiller\">Ben Stiller<\/a> called the suspension \u201cnot right,\u201d while \u201cHacks\u201d actress Jean Smart posted on Instagram that she was \u201chorrified at the cancellation,\u201d adding, \u201cWhat Jimmy said was free speech, not hate speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wga.org\/\">Writers Guild of America<\/a> condemned the move as an infringement on constitutional rights, and House Democrats accused Carr of \u201ccorrupt abuse of power,\u201d calling for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Former President <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> applauded the suspension during a state visit to the United Kingdom, claiming Kimmel \u201cis not a talented person\u201d and was \u201cfired because he had bad ratings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Kimmel has not issued a public statement, a source told <em>CNBC<\/em> the host has not been terminated and discussions about his return are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The shake-up comes as late-night television undergoes major changes. CBS recently announced it would end <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> next year, citing financial reasons.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/marlon-wayans-defends-free-speech-after-jimmy-kimmel-show-suspension\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marlon Wayans used the red carpet spotlight for his new horror film \u201cHim\u201d to speak out against what he sees as a blow to free expression after ABC yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air following the host\u2019s controversial remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk\u2019s death. \u201cThis is America,\u201d Wayans told Access Hollywood. \u201cYou know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}