Jimmy Kimmel’s future at the ABC network was already up in the air, even before his incendiary TV comments, several sources have confirmed.
The multi-millionaire late-night host had just months left on his deal with Disney and was all set to begin negotiations with bigwigs later that year.
However, it’s been shared that ABC was getting ready to push him out after this season.point 318 |
Sources from the network mentioned how ABC might have used the furore over his very outspoken and bold nightly dialogues as an excuse to pull the plug on him early and avoid another year of Kimmel’s controversial comments that he was known for making.point 214 | 1
Another insider has shared that Disney’s chief Bob Iger does not wish to be at war with Donald Trump right now, just as he has stabilized Disney. ‘I don’t know what they are planning, but maybe the uproar is so loud that Jimmy cannot come back!’
Despite this fiasco, another source closely spoke about how Kimmel might have been putting off those plans to leave. ‘Kimmel might not even wish to leave, just so he can make Trump upset!’ If the star was indeed thinking about retirement, he would definitely be staying put right now.