One MCU star got honest on social media by prompting fans to cancel their Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions following the indefinite suspension of late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel has been at the forefront of late-night TV with his talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, since 2003. However, it came to an abrupt end after Kimmel was pulled off the air (via CNBC) due to his controversial comments about Charlie Kirk's shooting during a monologue on his show on September 15. The decision from ABC was made after Brendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), threatened to act against the network.
ABC's decision about Kimmel's suspension caused uproar from the show's fans and other major Hollywood figures, such as LOST creator Damon Lindelof, after he posted on Instagram that he won't work with Disney unless the host is reinstated. Matthew Belloni of Puck News also claimed that "other talent [are] weighing similar pledges." And now, a Marvel star joined the cause.
In response to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, She-Hulk actress Tatiana Maslany called out Disney on Instagram by requesting her fans cancel their Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions.
Maslany is known to have voiced opinions in past controversies. In August 2022, the She-Hulk star spoke on Marvel's poor VFX working conditions, noting, "We have to be conscious of how the work conditions are not always optimal."
The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) also posted an official statement publicly condemning ABC's decision to suspend the series indefinitely.
Deadline posted a video of members of the Writers Guild of America protesting outside of Disney's headquarters over the studio's decision to suspend the late-night show host.
Pedro Pascal, who plays Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, also posted his support for Kimmel, saying, "Standing with you, [Jimmy Kimmel]. Defend #FreeSpeech Defend #DEMOCRACY."
Kimmel has yet to respond or give an official statement about his suspension. BBC reported that he left the show's studio on Hollywood Boulevard on September 17.
Meanwhile, a source told CNBC that Kimmel had not been fired and that Disney's executives had planned to speak with him about the matter and "what he should say when he goes back on the air."
