It’s been a whirlwind week for Jimmy Kimmel, Bob Iger, ABC, and The Walt Disney Company as a whole. On Wednesday, September 17, Disney and ABC announced they were pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! from the air, effective immediately. The move came after Kimmel made remarks about Donald Trump and the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.Kimmel’s comments caused an uproar amongst Republicans, many of whom demanded consequences for the joke. Nexstar Media and Sinclair Broadcasting — two of ABC’s largest affiliate broadcasters — announced they were pulling Kimmel’s show from their networks, and not long after, Disney followed suit with the suspension.Credit: ABC Promotional ImageRelated: Jimmy Kimmel’s Removal: Disney’s Business Decision To Take the Late Night Host off the AirThe backlash against Disney was swift, and the day after the announcement was made, a large group of protestors gathered outside the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California. Disney’s decision was also slammed by major Hollywood groups like the Screen Actors Guild, the Producers Guild, and the Writers Guild, as well as other late-night hosts, including Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, and Jay Leno.Not only that, but former President Barack Obama and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner joined the conversation, with the latter asking, “Where has all the leadership gone?”As if that was not enough, Disney and Marvel stars like Tatiana Maslany and Marisa Tomei encouraged their followers to boycott Disney by doing things like cancelling their Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions.Credit: Video Screenshot, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, ABCRelated: Stephen Colbert Uses ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Brutal Disney Takedown After Jimmy Kimmel’s CancellationWhile the future of Jimmy Kimmel Live! is uncertain at the moment, reports coming out indicate that Kimmel and Disney are currently in talks, figuring out the steps to take to get his show back on the air.A report from Variety reads:The veteran host’s business and legal representatives are deep in discussions with Disney and ABC leaders in the hopes of finding a path to a compromise that would allow for the return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” according to three people with knowledge of the situation.Variety also noted that it is possible the two sides might not come to an agreement and Kimmel’s time with Disney and ABC will come to a sudden and shocking end.There is no guarantee Kimmel and Disney will come to terms on agreement to return to the airwaves, these people cautioned. Nor is it clear where Kimmel’s mindset stands on what he would and would not accept from ABC as conditions of taking the stage again for “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”Credit: Video Screenshot, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, ABCRelated: After Jimmy Kimmel Cancellation, Trump Administration Threatens ‘The View’However, Mr. Kimmel is also very aware that, if the show were to end, it would not just hurt him. It wouldIt’s understood that Kimmel is mindful of the effects a shutdown would have on dozens of his production staffers as well as vendors in Los Angeles who work on the show, according to one source with knowledge of the situation. The host is also aware some staff and crew members are still digging out of the financial hole created by the months-long writers and actors strikes in 2023.One day after Mr. Kimmel’s show was removed, Sinclair Broadcasting gave the host a list of demands that he would have to meet if he wanted to get his show back on their local channels. These demands included a “direct apology” to the family of Charlie Kirk, and a “meaningful” donation to both Charlie Kirk’s family and his organization, Turning Point U.S.A. Kimmel and ABC also need to take the appropriate steps to “uphold the standards expected of a national broadcast platform.”Mr. Kimmel has reportedly said that he will not apologize and will defend what he said, instead of “kowtowing to the outrage.” He further said that what he said was being “mischaracterized” by Donald Trump and his MAGA followers.Do you hope that Disney and Jimmy Kimmel come to an agreement, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns to ABC? Do you think Jimmy Kimmel should have to meet certain conditions before he returns, or is suspending him an attack on free speech? Is Donald Trump and his administration being hypocritical by trying to punish Kimmel for something he said? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!The post Disney in Talks With Jimmy Kimmel to Bring Back Suspended Show appeared first on Inside the Magic.