FCC Targets ABC, Disney Over Melania Joke, License Reviews

0:00On April 28th, FCC Chair Brendan Carr is putting the heat on big broadcasters, like ABC and Disney, hinting they should be scared as his agency ramps. Upper views of their station licenses. This comes amid a fresh clash with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, whose joke about first lady Melania Trump hit too close to home right before a. Suspected assassination attempt on the president, on April 23rd, Kimmel quipped on his show about Melania having a glow like an expected widow. As two days later, a 31-year-old man named Cole Tomas Allen rushed security at the White House correspondence dinner and got charged on. April 27th, with trying to assassinate President Trump, Melania fired back on social media Monday, slamming Kimmel's words as hateful and violent, urging ABC to cut him loose. Trump echoed that on truth social, demanding ABC and Disney fire him immediately, building on his past threats against the network. Meanwhile, the FCC is digging into Disney for alleged race and gender discrimination, plus

1:02equal time rule breaks on the view. They also ordered a license review for ABC stations over possible, unlawful discrimination violations, with no specifics released yet. Car made it clear broadcasters using public airwaves must serve the public interest, not just push agendas from New York and Hollywood. If issues pile up, license revocations could be on the table, shaking up how these networks operate. This has been Entertainment and Celebrity News Today, powered by AI.