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MoveOn petition urges ABC and Disney to keep Jimmy Kimmel on air

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MoveOn launched a petition titled "Keep Jimmy Kimmel on-air and NO caving to authoritarian censorship!" urging ABC and Disney not to fire Jimmy Kimmel after President Donald Trump demanded his firing over an "expectant widow" joke about Melania Trump. The petition tells ABC and Disney to resist government pressure and says neither critics, comedians, nor corporations should be scared into submission. The dispute began after Kimmel made the roast-style joke on his show, which Melania Trump called "hateful and violent rhetoric" and asked ABC to "take a stand." Supporters say networks acceding to presidential demands would set a precedent that undermines late-night satire and corporate editorial independence.

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