More than 400 celebrities were seen signing a letter to show support for Jimmy Kimmel in the middle of his late-night talk show’s indefinite suspension.
The ACLU published an open letter on Monday where they defended the constitutional right to free speech six days after Disney’s ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! from the air. Along with that message, there were hundreds of major names in the entertainment industry standing in solidarity with the company and Kimmel.
‘We the people must never accept government threats to our freedom of speech’- the letter began. It then goes on to discuss more about how efforts by leaders to pressurize artists, journalists, and companies with retaliation for their speech strike at the heart of what it means to live inside a free nation’- it shared.
The letter then adds how Kimmel was taken off the air after the government threatened a private firm with retaliation, marking a dark moment of freedom of speech in the country.point 260 |
The industry writes further how this is being done to silence critics, and the government has resorted to issuing threats to the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, creative professionals, and even artists.point 183 | 1