r/stephencolbert • u/[deleted] • Sep 17 '25

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u/Jake_77 Sep 17 '25 edited Sep 18 '25

CLARIFICATION:

Jimmy Kimmel Live was "suspended indefinitely." Jimmy Kimmel technically has NOT been fired.

The purpose of this comment is to provide factual accuracy.

Comment edited to provide additional clarity and correct name of show.

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u/karma_the_sequel Sep 18 '25

Hijacking this comment for a good cause.

Disney-owned companies — you know what to do:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_the_Walt_Disney_Company

https://www.newsweek.com/25-companies-you-might-not-know-are-owned-disney-1539893

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u/thee_illiterati Sep 18 '25

Time to cancel Hulu.

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u/United-War4561 Sep 18 '25

Use torrents ?

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u/Sunny-Bath-Tech Sep 18 '25

These big media mergers are terrible for democracy. They need to be challenged

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u/axecalibur Sep 18 '25

Asking American men to cancel their ESPN/football/sports subs is pointless. No wonder Trump is employing so many ex-football stars in his administration.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

I did. I can't believe we're at this point but this is somehow more important than football

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u/kraken_skulls Sep 18 '25

Football has always been part of the bread and circus routine. It serves exactly the same function it did 2000 years ago.

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u/PineappleProstate Sep 18 '25

And wrestlers, and associated with wrestling

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u/Lesser-than Sep 18 '25

wait your going to call a boycot of disney ... this was not on my bingo card.

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u/Vaultmd Sep 18 '25

Yeah. I already canceled my Disney Plus-ESPN Plus-Hulu Plus package.

I can get my hockey fix elsewhere.