John Oliver Slams ABC, Bob Iger Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

John Oliver minced no phrases reacting to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel‘s late-night TV present by ABC on “Last Week Tonight” … calling ABC and Disney CEO Bob Iger a bunch of “cowards.”

Check out the clip from Sunday’s present — he rails at Bob when talking about how he believes the present administration might be remembered unfavorably within the historical past books … predicting corporations permitting Donald Trump and his associates steamroll them will look even worse.

He says ABC and Bob “definitely know better but still let things happen,” and likens Jimmy’s suspension to letting a bully take your lunch cash. He explains the bully is rarely joyful … he’ll simply come again hungrier for extra.

As you are conscious, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was placed on indefinite hiatus after Jimmy’s feedback about Charlie Kirk‘s murder prompted FCC chairman Brendan Carr to warn ABC it wanted to “take actions on Kimmel” … or else the federal government would get entangled.

Oliver is way from the primary speak present host to protest the suspension, with Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert all standing up for his or her colleague.

TMZ additionally caught up with Jay Leno over the weekend, who mentioned he stands with Kimmel as effectively and theorized JK will find yourself again on air “somewhere.”

Kimmel has saved mum concerning the suspension … although we noticed him smiling whereas out in L.A. Thursday — the identical day shifting vans have been seen exterior his Hollywood studio.