Within Deadline’s reporting, it’s also mentioned that Jimmy Kimmel has been and remains respected amongst his staffers. The trade also claims Kimmel doesn’t want his crew to experience hardship due to this situation, especially given other major events in recent years like the COVID pandemic and the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.

During Thursday's "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," the host said he hopes Jimmy Kimmel will return after being pulled from ABC.

Kimmel was suspended indefinitely by ABC and Disney after he speculated that the person who shot Charlie Kirk had right-wing views.

"Well, you know what my community values are, buster? Freedom of speech," Colbert said in his opening monologue on Thursday.