Sat Sep 20 23:30:00 UTC 2025: Here’s a news article summarizing the situation:
**Margo Price Performance May Be Final Act as “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Pulled After Kirk Assassination Comments**
Los Angeles, CA – Margo Price’s defiant performance of “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night may have been the show’s swan song. ABC has pulled the show from the air indefinitely following controversial comments made by Kimmel during his opening monologue regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel’s remarks, which included criticism of right-wing figures and a clip of President Trump boasting about White House renovations in response to a question about Kirk’s death, reportedly drew the ire of Nexstar, a major broadcasting group. An ABC spokesperson confirmed the show’s pre-emption, but did not specify the reason. Former FCC chairman Brendan Carr had also called for broadcasters to stop airing Kimmel’s show.
The future of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is now uncertain. Trump prematurely claimed that the show was “cancelled.”
Adding an ironic layer to the situation, Price’s song, inspired by Margaret Atwood and a quote Kristofferson said to O’Connor following a controversial SNL performance, directly confronts those in power. Price even ripped up a paper reading “Bastards” at the beginning of her performance.
“I wrote this song three years ago…about my anger at the music industry and the people I was working with,” Price told Rolling Stone earlier this year. She added, “It’s funny how that businessman can very easily be anyone who is in a seat of power and corrupting the world.”
In a recent social media post, Price shared a video of her performance, stating, “If this was the last word, I’m glad it was mine.”
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