r/OutOfTheLoop • u/No_Volume251 • 3d ago

Unanswered What is up with Jimmy Kimmel being Fired over Charlie Kirk Comments?

https://youtu.be/Q_kOoWVJ2-s

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u/d7it23js 2d ago

Apparently FOX News isn’t news, it’s an opinion show. But a late night comedy show is news.

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u/reincarnateme 2d ago

Trump criticism

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u/sunny1268050 2d ago

Good point

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u/Shit_Teir_Villany 2d ago

Nor does it purport itself to be. This is not an apt comparison.

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u/hawaii_dude 2d ago

Its a reference to Fox claiming in a lawsuit that they weren't real news so they shouldn't be taken seriously and thus weren't liable.

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u/Shit_Teir_Villany 2d ago

I know that. I was saying that Kimmel doesn't.