After ABC abruptly pulled the late-night staple Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air, a staffer has commented on the situation. According to People Magazine, an employee admitted that the staff has been left completely in the dark about the future of the show.
The staff member said, “We don’t know anything,” adding that “Jimmy and the producers have had to keep this close to the vest.” They noted that there has been no communication from the network. “We’re just hoping that we’re gonna hear something soon and hopefully it’s good,” the staffer said. “I’m not ready to admit that it’s over.”
The decision came shortly before showtime, which the staffer described as “very quick and very shocking. It was a big shock to everybody.”
The cancellation follows Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air remarks about the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was killed earlier this month during a university event in Utah.
