By Lucas Shaw
Walt Disney Co. executives will meet Thursday with suspended talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel to discuss the future of his program, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
The parties will discuss whether there’s a way to return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the air, according to the people, who weren’t authorized to speak publicly and asked not to be identified. The soonest the show could return is Sept. 22.
Disney’s ABC network pulled the show Wednesday under pressure from the Federal Communications Commission and local station owners. That followed comments Kimmel made during his Sept. 15 monologue, accusing Republicans of trying to gain political points from the killing of GOP activist Charlie Kirk.
The media giant would like to put the show back on the air, said the people, but that will depend on finding a path forward that satisfies Kimmel, 57, as well as his critics. Disney has told its longtime host it wants to de-escalate the situation, which has resulted in attacks from the White House and death threats to employees.
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