Can Jimmy Kimmel file a first amendment lawsuit? It depends on one thing

[gipper]

Yes you are

Lol. You must have a very lower IQ or your 12 years old.

 

[dudmuck]

 

[whitehall]

Kimmel was neither entertaining nor funny. He was a millstone on the necks of Hollywood moguls and they were dying to fire his useless money losing ass. They decided to do it when they could gain the best possible political angle for democrats and TDS left wingers fall for it every time.

 

[jc456]

Lol. You must have a very lower IQ or your 12 years old.

You are just stupid

 

[jc456]

I’ve dealt with assholes like you on this board for many years. You think bowing down to government is being pro-American, when it’s the exact opposite.

You’ll make a good serf in our dystopian future.

Sucking hamas dick is your thing

 

[Leo123]

As you know Jimmy Kimmel was fired from ABC.
If it’s shown that government officials coerced or pressured ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel (or threatened regulatory action if they didn’t), then that crosses into state action , meaning ABC’s act might not be purely private. That could make ABC’s suspension count as governmental suppression of speech, which the First Amendment forbids.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-supreme-court-first-amendment-lawsuit-00570697

The 5 other MSM outlets told Iger they would not air Kimmel anymore. Iger folded and canceled KIimmel.

 

[JohnDB]

 

[jc456]

May I say, for everything done to trump was also done to his supporters, I’m all behind these fkers getting everything trump dishes out

 

[gipper]

May I say, for everything done to trump was also done to his supporters, I’m all behind these fkers getting everything trump dishes out

Because you’re dumb.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

I volunteer to coach HS kids in golf at our local HS... if I went on local news and went on a rant about the school... I would get fired... I have a right to say what I want and they have a right to fire me over it...

But you're not a late night T.V. show host and a comedian.

1. Colbert and Kimmel are comedians — not typical employees​

They’re hired specifically to:

• Mock public figures
• Push the envelope
• Satirize politics and culture
  In fact, being provocative is their job.

When Colbert said something harsh about Trump, he wasn’t violating a workplace policy — he was fulfilling a performance expectation. His bosses at CBS expected biting satire, especially political.

2. Most jobs don’t center on free-form public commentary​

If you're:

• A teacher
• A government employee
• A corporate worker
• A nurse, engineer, etc.

...then you're likely bound by:

• Professional codes of conduct
• HR policies
• Speech restrictions related to your role

So saying, “If I said that, I’d be fired” may be true — but that’s because your job is not based on entertainment, satire, or political critique.

3. Public figures are insulated by platform and privilege

Colbert, Kimmel, and others:

• Have First Amendment protections, yes — but more crucially...
• They have platforms, contracts, and audiences large enough to protect them from being silenced in the way a typical employee might be.
• If Colbert had been fired (which he wasn’t), he'd probably walk into a Netflix deal.

Meanwhile, a mid-level corporate employee speaking out on political issues might be at-will and face actual retaliation.

Bottom line:​

People who say, “I’d get fired if I said what Colbert said” are comparing:

• A professional performer doing satire on a national broadcast
• A regular employee under HR and behavior policies at a private or public organization

That’s apples to donuts — not even close.

 

[Rambunctious]

But you're not a late night T.V. show host and a comedian.

1. Colbert and Kimmel are comedians — not typical employees​

They’re hired specifically to:

• Mock public figures
• Push the envelope
• Satirize politics and culture
  In fact, being provocative is their job.

When Colbert said something harsh about Trump, he wasn’t violating a workplace policy — he was fulfilling a performance expectation. His bosses at CBS expected biting satire, especially political.

2. Most jobs don’t center on free-form public commentary​

If you're:

• A teacher
• A government employee
• A corporate worker
• A nurse, engineer, etc.

...then you're likely bound by:

• Professional codes of conduct
• HR policies
• Speech restrictions related to your role

So saying, “If I said that, I’d be fired” may be true — but that’s because your job is not based on entertainment, satire, or political critique.

3. Public figures are insulated by platform and privilege

Colbert, Kimmel, and others:

• Have First Amendment protections, yes — but more crucially...
• They have platforms, contracts, and audiences large enough to protect them from being silenced in the way a typical employee might be.
• If Colbert had been fired (which he wasn’t), he'd probably walk into a Netflix deal.

Meanwhile, a mid-level corporate employee speaking out on political issues might be at-will and face actual retaliation.

Bottom line:​

People who say, “I’d get fired if I said what Colbert said” are comparing:

• A professional performer doing satire on a national broadcast
• A regular employee under HR and behavior policies at a private or public organization

That’s apples to donuts — not even close.

They have a larger responsibility especially at a time of so much pain... and if they are "comedians" then why aren't they funny?...

 

[Oddball]

CENSORSHIP!!

 

[Oddball]

But you're not a late night T.V. show host and a comedian.

1. Colbert and Kimmel are comedians — not typical employees​

They’re hired specifically to:

• Mock public figures
• Push the envelope
• Satirize politics and culture
  In fact, being provocative is their job.

There was no "joke" or "satire" involved....Kimmel blatantly lied to everyone about a horrendous tragedy.

 

[Thinker101]

But you're not a late night T.V. show host and a comedian.

1. Colbert and Kimmel are comedians — not typical employees​

They’re hired specifically to:

• Mock public figures
• Push the envelope
• Satirize politics and culture
  In fact, being provocative is their job.

When Colbert said something harsh about Trump, he wasn’t violating a workplace policy — he was fulfilling a performance expectation. His bosses at CBS expected biting satire, especially political.

2. Most jobs don’t center on free-form public commentary​

If you're:

• A teacher
• A government employee
• A corporate worker
• A nurse, engineer, etc.

...then you're likely bound by:

• Professional codes of conduct
• HR policies
• Speech restrictions related to your role

So saying, “If I said that, I’d be fired” may be true — but that’s because your job is not based on entertainment, satire, or political critique.

3. Public figures are insulated by platform and privilege

Colbert, Kimmel, and others:

• Have First Amendment protections, yes — but more crucially...
• They have platforms, contracts, and audiences large enough to protect them from being silenced in the way a typical employee might be.
• If Colbert had been fired (which he wasn’t), he'd probably walk into a Netflix deal.

Meanwhile, a mid-level corporate employee speaking out on political issues might be at-will and face actual retaliation.

Bottom line:​

People who say, “I’d get fired if I said what Colbert said” are comparing:

• A professional performer doing satire on a national broadcast
• A regular employee under HR and behavior policies at a private or public organization

That’s apples to donuts — not even close.

Really don't care what you feelz a comedian's job is. Comedians number one job, like all employees that get hired, is not to embarrass or piss off their employer.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Corolla’s podcast: 1 billion monthly

Kimmel: 1.1 viewers million in August.

Corrolla is a butthurt nobody.
No one gives a shit how popular you are on a podcast.

 

[jc456]

Because you’re dumb.

I’m honestl. Fk every demofk and take the fkers away

 

[gipper]

I’m honestl. Fk every demofk and take the fkers away

I don’t doubt your honesty. I do believe you lack intelligence and morality.

 

[Nostra]

Corrolla is a butthurt nobody.
No one gives a shit how popular you are on a podcast.

10 times more fans that lil Jimmy.

 

[jc456]

I don’t doubt your honesty. I do believe you lack intelligence and morality.

I get a kick out of you believing conservatives are equal to demofks.

How many media companies are conservatives, any in over the air? One? Hahaha seems you are ignorant

 

[gipper]

I get a kick out of you believing conservatives are equal to demofks.

How many media companies are conservatives, any in over the air? One? Hahaha seems you are ignorant

You’re not getting this. We aren’t in an ideological war. We’re in a class war and the billionaires are winning easily because too many Americans are dumb like you.