Megyn Kelly Slams Jake Tapper, Kimmel Over Melania Joke

0:00It's April 28th. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, where pop culture meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Megan Kelly ramped up her criticism of Jimmy Kimmel supporters after his recent joke calling Melania Trump an expectant widow. On her Tuesday show, she zeroed in on seeing an anchor Jake Tapper for defending Kimmel's free speech rights, especially after President Trump demanded ABC. Fire the late night host. Tapper argued that jokes and journalism aren't calls for violence, but Kelly questioned his objectivity because of their friendship, showing a photo. From a party at Kimmel's Idaho Lodge last year, Kelly stressed why she avoids getting chummy with people she might cover, including the Trump team, to stay impartial even when criticizing them. She slammed Kimmel for being crass again, noting he hasn't learned from getting pulled off air last September over jokes tied to Charlie Kirk's. Assassination and called the widow remark insensitive toward Trump and his family. Meanwhile, with Trump pushing ABC to drop Kimmel's show, the FCC jumped in Tuesday by

1:04requesting an early review of Disney's broadcast licenses, keeping the pressure on.