Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJimmy Kimmel expressed regret over an apology he made in 2013 for a segment where a child suggested killing “everyone in China” to solve the national debt, stating he did so under duress for Disney's benefit. Kimmel has also apologised for blackface impressions of Oprah Winfrey and Karl Malone from the 1990s, but views apologies not as a defeat but as a fundamental aspect of Catholicism. Last September, Kimmel faced a week-long suspension from ABC following controversial comments he made regarding the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, leading him to assert he cannot host if micromanaged. The late-night host recently drew criticism from Donald Trump for a joke about Melania Trump having the “glow of an expectant widow” before an attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Kimmel clarified that his joke about Melania Trump was misinterpreted, explaining it was a reference to the age difference between her and Donald Trump, not a call to violence, and Disney only required him to respond and move on. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Jimmy Kimmel names the one joke that he regrets apologising for
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJimmy Kimmel expressed regret over an apology he made in 2013 for a segment where a child suggested killing “everyone in China” to solve the national debt, stating he did so under duress for Disney's benefit. Kimmel has also apologised for blackface impressions of Oprah Winfrey and Karl Malone from the 1990s, but views apologies not as a defeat but as a fundamental aspect of Catholicism. Last September, Kimmel faced a week-long suspension from ABC following controversial comments he made regarding the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, leading him to assert he cannot host if micromanaged. The late-night host recently drew criticism from Donald Trump for a joke about Melania Trump having the “glow of an expectant widow” before an attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Kimmel clarified that his joke about Melania Trump was misinterpreted, explaining it was a reference to the age difference between her and Donald Trump, not a call to violence, and Disney only required him to respond and move on. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
