Jimmy Kimmel says Melania Trump widow joke was not 'a call to assassination'
Kimmel opened his programme Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday by describing the joke as a light roast about the couple’s age difference.
Kimmel defends ‘expectant widow’ joke as Trump demands his firing
Jimmy Kimmel fired back Monday at President Trump and first lady Melania Trump after both called for his termination over a joke he made days before a gunman stormed the White House Correspondents
Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after morbid joke about first lady
Donald and Melania Trump both called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after a joke last week in which the late-night comic described the first lady as having “the glow of an expectant widow.” The remark about the president's wife was part of a routine on Thursday's “Jimmy…
Kimmel says his joke was misconstrued, Trump says ABC should fire late-night host
Jimmy Kimmel, in a parody segment about the White House Correspondents' dinner, said that Melania Trump "had a glow like an expectant widow".
Jimmy Kimmel denies ‘assassination joke’ as Donald Trump calls for his firing
Jimmy Kimmel has come forward in his own defense hours after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump called for the late-night host’s ouster from the show. Following a weekend of...
US regulator to review ABC broadcasting licence after Trumps criticised Jimmy Kimmel joke
Kimmel said the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow” days before a gunman opened fire on a dinner Melania and Donald Trump attended.
US regulator to review Disney broadcast licenses after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump
The move comes as the White House pressures Disney-owned ABC to fire Kimmel after he called Melania an "expectant widow".
Trump’s FCC Orders ABC to File Broadcast TV License Renewals Within 30 Days in Wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania Joke
The FCC ordered Disney's eight owned ABC stations to apply for early renewal of their broadcast licenses -- by May 28 -- citing an investigation into the company's DEI practices. The action comes after a MAGA uproar over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump looking like an 'expectant widow.'
Kimmel’s crass first lady joke: Letters to the Editor — April 29, 2026
NY Post readers discuss late-night host Jimmy Kimmel referring to First Lady Melania Trump as “an expectant widow.”
FCC calls in Disney-owned ABC stations for early license review in wake of Jimmy Kimmel controversy
The FCC on Tuesday called Disney’s ABC licenses for early renewal, marking a significant escalation in tensions between the media giant and the Trump administration.
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