ABC's Kimmel in Hot Seat Over Melania Joke

0:00On April 28th, Jimmy Kimmel dropped the joke on his late-night show last Thursday, poking fun at First Lady Melania Trump with a line about her having a glow like an expectant widow. It aired on ABC, owned by Disney, right before the White House correspondence dinner, where an assassination attempt forced the Trumps to leave early. Now the White House is demanding ABC fire Kimmel, putting new Disney CEO Josh Demaro in his first big hot seat since starting in March. Kimmel fired back on Monday's monologue, saying folks twisted his words. It wasn't about violence but the age gap between President Trump, who's turning 80 in June and Melania, who hit 56 this month. The Trumps called it out hard, framing it as another attack on their administration. This has folks in comedy circles buzzing, with late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers basing similar heat in past years over Rostad. These dinners, critics say it's the White House clamping down on free speech, especially after Trump skipped the

1:00event back in 2017 and backlash hit. Comedium Michelle Wolfe in 2018, sources say the FCC could order license reviews for Disney's 8 ABC stations as soon as today, way ahead of the scheduled checks in October 20, 28. Chairman Brendan Carr hinted at speeding things up last month, ramping up the pressure on Demaro to pick aside. All eyes are on Disney now, as this comedy clash tests broadcast rules and late-night limits could set the tone for how networks handle White House. Pushback moving forward. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.