Disney CEO Clashes with Trump over Kimmel Joke

0:00It's April 27. Welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI and PAC with headlines. New Disney CEO Josh Demaro, who took over from Bob Eiger just six weeks ago, is hitting his first major clash with President Trump. Trump is demanding Disney-Fire Jimmy Kimmel after a joke the late-night host made on ABC last Thursday. The line about the first lady having a glow like an expectant widow, hit different once a gunman tried to assassinate Trump at the White House. This dinner, on Saturday, that shooting happened right outside the ballroom, cancelling magician Oz Proman's performance there. Proman was set for Kimmel's show Monday night, but backed out, so they swapped in comedian John Levitt, the former Obama speechwriter who's guested before. Actor Anthony Anderson is still on his planned, airing at 11.35 pm on ABC. Trump called the joke a despicable call to violence, tying it straight to the attack, while the first lady slammed Kimmel too. Pro-Trump voices online or piling on, pushing hard for his ouster.

1:03Kimmel's been a vocal critic for years, even hitting no Kings rallies lately, saying politics are unavoidable right now. This echoes last September when Trump pressured ABC before. Back then, under Eiger, they suspended Kimmel's show indefinitely, but brought it back in under a week after station owners like Nextar and Sinclair. Threatened to skip it, Disney angered everyone. Some fans for reinstating him, opponents for folding at first. Demarro's team, including his number two Walden, stayed silent on request for comment, just like ABC and Kimmel's camp. With the show rolling on, and no signs of change, looks like Disney's bracing for round two in this ongoing tussle.