Jimmy Kimmel staffer ‘cannot think about a situation’ during which present returns

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A Jimmy Kimmel staffer revealed throughout an interview with Rick Ellis, revealed Friday, that they do not see a situation during which the late-night present returns.

"I need to assume it's going to. However I am unable to think about a situation during which that occurs. Even when Jimmy was prepared to publicly apologize and donate cash to no matter ghoulish conservative group that's demanding it... MAGA folks won't ever be comfortable. It'll by no means be sufficient," the staffer informed Ellis in an interview for his "Too Much TV" newsletter.

Kimmel's show was pulled on Wednesday after the late-night host's remarks about Charlie Kirk's shooter.

"And Disney will have a look at the scenario and determine it is cheaper to purchase out the remainder of his contract and exchange the present with reruns of Trendy Household and Choose Judy. In some way, they're going to persuade themselves the worst is behind them. Till a day or two cross they usually discover themselves having to defend Whoopi and the opposite girls of The View. And nobody needs to be in that place," the staffer continued.

Demonstrators protest the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Reside!" present exterior the El Capitan Theatre, the place the present was filmed, in Hollywood, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)

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The staffer stated they weren't essentially shocked the present was pulled.

"I had zero religion that any of the community execs had the slightest little bit of stones to face up for his or her workers. I imply, yeah, I used to be shocked it occurred that particular day. However you possibly can see it coming. Each time some MAGA a--hat would spout off concerning the present, the knot in my abdomen simply received tighter," they stated.

Kimmel said during the show on Monday, "We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately attempting to characterize this child who murdered Charlie Kirk as something aside from one in all them and doing every thing they will to attain political factors from it."

Requested in the event that they believed Kimmel's critics had a degree, the staffer stated no.

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"I do not assume they'd a degree. The Trump people are like that crooked cop who needs to drag over a driver and waits till they make some slight mistake. 'Oh, I am sorry, Mr. Black Man, you did not come to a whole cease and look each methods at that final cease signal.' That is our present. We had been all the time a operating cease away from unemployment," the staffer informed Ellis.

The staffer added that every thing round Kimmel's present had "sucked," and stated that Kimmel had gotten quite a lot of "threats and a focus" from Trump supporters lately.

Jimmy Kimmel, winner of the Excellent Host for a Sport Present Award for "Who Needs to Be a Millionaire," attends the 2025 Artistic Arts Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Pictures)

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The staffer stated working for Kimmel had been nice, however went on to criticize Disney.

"As a result of it was turning into more and more clear in current weeks that Sir Iger and the ABC executives would minimize us unfastened in a second in the event that they thought one thing we did would possibly damage attendance at Disney World or price anybody their annual bonus," the staffer stated.