Graham Linehan: Jimmy Kimmel as hero of ‘free speech’ is ‘fairly absurd’
Disney-owned ABC has been broadly criticised after it pulled the long-standing host of Jimmy Kimmel Live following feedback in his present in regards to the alleged gunman charged with right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s homicide.
Comedian and author Graham Linehan says "I certainly don’t think the Trump administration should be influencing decisions made by TV companies, that’s definitely not on."
Graham Linehan was not too long ago arrested by armed police at Heathrow, following social media posts about trans folks.
He says he had no anticipation that he could be arrested when he landed.
"I was surprised when they actually arrested me, I didn’t think that was going to happen. Especially for tweets that were mostly harmless: one which was good safe-guarding advice for any woman and two, silly things that I just kind of conversationally threw online one day."
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