Kimmel, Trump Clash Over Free Speech, Satire

0:00It's April 29. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today. AI-powered entertainment coverage. Jimmy Kimmel stirred up a storm on his late night show by roasting Melania Trump after airing a clip of Donald Trump joking about their marriage. Not. Lasting as long as his parents, Kimmel called her an expectant widow and quipped about her birthday regrets. The bit air before the White House correspondence dinner, which ditched its usual comedian for a mentalist act. That segment flew under the radar until a shooting happened right outside the dinner's hotel the next night. Suddenly, Kimmel's widow joke blew up online, with some critics tying it to the violence, even though most folks dismissed that link. Trump hit back hard on truth social, labeling the joke a despicable call to violence. His team demanded ABC fire Kimmel and shun him for life. While Senator Mike Lee said if the roles were reversed, Kimmel would be gone in a heartbeat. Kimmel clapped back in his next monologue, mocking the demands and defending free speech

1:00under the First Amendment. He stressed everyone gets to speak their mind. Trump included. George Clooney jumped in at a gala pointing out similar rhetoric from Trump's camp gets it passes jokes while calling out the heated political tone. Overall, a free speech group echoed that, slamming the backlash as an authoritarian move against satire.