Kimmel defends widow joke as Trump calls for firing and FCC scrutiny looms
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Jimmy Kimmel is standing by his controversial mock-White House Correspondents’ Dinner line about Melania Trump, even as President Trump and the first lady demand his firing. Disney/ABC have supported him, and the piece notes renewed FCC scrutiny of Disney and ABC amid past tensions, with Kimmel returning to defend the joke as a light roast rather than a call for violence.
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