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This week, ABC abruptly suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show indefinitely.

Ostensibly, this craven move was due to his statements in the aftermath of far-right podcaster Charlie Kirk’s death.

Few seem to take more delight at this development than disgraced comedian Roseanne Barr.

ABC fired her back in 2018. Some are equating the Disney-owned network’s choices in both instances.

The Jimmy Kimmel firing is setting off alarm bells

As we noted when CBS canceled Stephen Colbert’s show, one of the key indicators of a free society is whether you can make fun of a country’s leader without consequence.

Many believe that Jimmy Kimmel’s years of poking fun at Donald Trump — for his embarrassing moments, for his many crimes, and for his scandals — is the true motive behind the silencing of his show.

If you watch Kimmel’s comments in full, it’s difficult to believe that his statements about Kirk are the problem.

TV station operators like Nextar Media Group and the infamous Sinclair Broadcast Group were unsurprisingly quick to push for reprisal against Kimmel.

Most alarmingly, Donald Trump’s hand-picked head of the FCC mused openly about revoking ABC’s broadcasting license over the imagined offense over Kimmel’s words.

From what we can tell, Kimmel ignited this firestorm by acknowledging:

“The Maga gang are desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”

How does this compare to ABC firing Roseanne Barr?

In May 2018, Roseanne Barr tweeted: “Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes had a baby = VJ.”

The “VJ” referred to Valerie Jarrett, who had been a senior advisor to President Obama. (Just a reminder, for full context, that Donald Trump occupied the White House at this time)

Barr insisted that she had not intended her tweet to be racist, but merely political.

She also very memorably blamed Ambien, inviting pushback from everyone from pharmaceutical companies to the general public. ABC fired her and replaced the Roseanne revival with The Connors, featuring most of the original cast.

“Yeah imagine an administration putting pressure on a television channel to fire a comedian they didn’t like,” Roseanne Barr tweeted on Wednesday, September 17. (Again, Trump was in office in 2018)

We have to acknowledge that Barr has a history of posting (or otherwise sharing) unsubstantiated or false claims.

She has even retweeted QAnon conspiracy theorists like Liz Crokin, who once blamed a surfing injury on Hillary Clinton practicing sorcery against her.

However, even Barr pushes back at the idea that her firing is similar to Kimmel’s suspension.

Unfortunately, it’s not because she’s come to her senses. It’s because her idea of reality appears to be heavily skewed.

Firing after a racism scandal is not the same as suspending a show to appease a despot

Interestingly, Roseanne Barr predicts that Jimmy Kimmel will “get an entire PR tour.”

That would be nice. We certainly wish him and his team well, as they are the victims of authoritarian overreach that threatens to destroy our very society.

We are not even ten months into the erosion of sacred American rights and freedoms.

It’s a little odd for Barr to make this prediction. After all, she got her very own Cancel This! comedy special on Fox Nation in 2023.

Roseanne claims her being kicked off her show was the same as Jimmy Kimmel being cancelled. No Roseanne, that show ran for 7 seasons without you, and I don’t think Jimmy Kimmel ever dressed up as Hitler baking cookies or called a black woman “Planet of the Apes” pic.twitter.com/ahEbu0cDAP

— TheRealThelmaJohnson (@TheRealThelmaJ1) September 18, 2025

Unlike in 2018, this move by ABC is not simply a business decision.

Jimmy Kimmel did not actually say anything incendiary. He has been compassionate in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s shooting, regardless of what the late podcaster stood for.

Rather, large businesses are collaborating with the Trump administration to silence his critics. And, as with Colbert and CBS, it’s working. Whatever pretext, it’s working.

At some point, America will be able to begin the long, difficult road of rebuilding. Things may get worse before that work can begin.

At that time, our society can take a hard look and determine which companies merely bowed down to government pressure out of fear, and which were willing collaborators with an authoritarian agenda.

Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: Is It Just Like Roseanne Barr Getting Fired? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Paige DeSorbo is done with Summer House, but her former castmates are doubling down on Bravo.

A new reality series is coming following her departure after seven years.

For now, it only has a premise and a working title.

And, according to reports, it’ll have a lot of familiar faces. Here’s everything that we know:

‘Summer House’ is getting a Bravo spinoff

On Wednesday, September 15, Bravo teased a new Summer House spinoff.

With the working title of In The City, there will be numerous familiar faces.

This time, all in New York.

“City life: activated!” Bravo captioned. “A new series is coming soon. …”

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Fear not — Bravo offered further details in a press release.

“In the city that never sleeps, a group of New Yorkers navigates the biggest transitions of their lives – marriage, parenthood, reinvention, and the reality of growing up without growing apart,” Bravo described.

“Can they have it all,” the release asked, “or will they need to choose between the lives they’ve built and the futures they never saw coming?” 

Who will appear on the ‘Summer House’ spinoff?

People reports that Bravo fans can expect to see Lindsay Hubbard, Amanda Batula, and Kyle Cooke all make the leap from Summer House to In The City.

However, don’t expect to be seeing Paige DeSorbo or Lexi Wood.

Both Summer House stars departed from the series after the Season 9 finale.

They won’t be on Season 10 or on In The City, it seems.

In a new interview with Byrdie this week, Paige DeSorbo spoke about her Summer House exit after 7 years.

“I just had this overwhelming sense that I couldn’t go back,” she explained of her departure, three months after the June announcement.

“I know I would’ve been doing a disservice to [the show],” Paige admitted.

“They expect a certain level of showing up and I couldn’t give them that.” 

Reframing her thoughts to film reality TV felt like ‘brainwashing’

“I definitely had to get over the [feeling] that my career would be over,” Paige emphasized.

“There’s an element of thinking you need that show and network,” she then admitted.

A lot of jobs seem to work that way in the entertainment industry, where one gig is all part of an unending hustle.

“Being on reality TV, there’s a level — this is a harsh word — of, like, brainwashing,” Paige DeSorbo characterized after her time on both Summer House and Southern Charm.

“That’s not real life,” she reasoned. “You’re not stopping people on the street and being like, ‘I just had a thought that I hate my boyfriend.’” 

It is very normal for jobs to re-frame how we think.

But reality TV intersects with a personal life more than almost any other job. If Paige needs a break, we hope that she enjoys whatever she does with her free time.

‘Summer House’ Spinoff Announced as Paige DeSorbo Explains Exit From Bravo … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Earlier this month, a body was found in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to R&B singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.

Responding to reports of “a foul odor coming from a vehicle,” Los Angeles police discovered the body of a 5’1″ female with distinctive tattoos.

They were later able to identify the corpse as that of a missing 15-year-old named Celeste Rivas.

D4vd was on tour at the time of the discovery, and it’s unclear of he ever drove the car himself, or if it was merely registered in his name.

Now, D4vd appears to have paused his tour, as TMZ reports that a show scheduled for Seattle earlier this week was abruptly canceled.

LAPD searches rental home where D4vd once lived

The outlet also notes that police have searched a Hollywood Hills home in which D4vd once lived.

The residence was reportedly rented by Josh Marshall, D4vd’s manager, who presumably allowed the singer to reside there.

It’s unclear how long D4vd lived there, but it seems he entertained at least one celebrity friend.

Footage obtained by TMZ reveals that D4vd and pal/producer Benny Blanco once hosted a livestream from the residence.

Blanco, of course, is one of the most in-demand producers in the music industry.

He’s as well known for his charisma as for his abilities in the studio, so it comes as no surprise that he would’ve befriended an up-and-coming artist like D4vd.

These days, Blanco is more famous than ever thanks to his engagement to Selena Gomez.

What’s next for D4vd?

Obviously, the situation involving D4vd’s Tesla is one of the most bizarre celebrity scandals in recent memory.

But it’s important to note that the singer has not been arrested or even named as a person of interest in the disappearance of Rivas.

Rivas reportedly went missing more than a year ago. Her family recently broke their silence on a GoFundMe page launched in order to cover funeral expenses.

“As many of you know, Celeste Rivas Hernandez has been identified as the body found last week,” organizers Esmeralda Lozano and Gisel Vera wrote on the fundraising page. “She was a beloved daughter, sister, cousin, and friend.”

“Her family is heartbroken and devastated by this tragic loss. They are seeking help to lay her body to rest. Any funds you are able to donate are greatly appreciated,” they added.

Rivas’ loved ones have raised over $5,000 toward their eventual goal of $20,000.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

D4vd Livestreamed With Benny Blanco at House Searched By LAPD In Connection With Celeste … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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