Ex-Disney CEO Bob Iger Stands by Jimmy Kimmel Suspension and Denies It Was Politically Motivated: His Charlie Kirk Comments Were in ‘Bad Taste’

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Bob Iger, who recently stepped down as CEO of Disney, is defending the company’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel back in September over his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Publicly addressing the debacle for the the first time in an interview with the Financial Times, Iger denied the widespread speculation that Disney pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to capitulate to the Trump administration.

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