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Dulcinea

(9,193 posts)
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:01 AM Sep 20

David Letterman Reacts To Kimmel Pause

(Deadline) David Letterman has come out swinging.

The “great grandfather” of late-night television reacted to the news that Jimmy Kimmel Live! was put on pause by ABC after FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened the network over Kimmel’s comments about the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk.
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Letterman, speaking Thursday at The Atlantic Festival, called the move “misery.” “It’s ridiculous. You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian criminal administration in the Oval Office, that’s just not how this works.”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/david-letterman-reacts-kimmel-pause-192058107.html

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David Letterman Reacts To Kimmel Pause (Original Post) Dulcinea Sep 20 OP
I love David Letterman, markodochartaigh Sep 20 #1
Dave is 78 yrs old dweller Sep 20 #2

markodochartaigh

(4,162 posts)
1. I love David Letterman,
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:09 AM
Sep 20

but "great grandfather"? I remember when Dave seemed pretty young for the job. It was only 40 years ago.

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