In September 2025, a claim circulated online after ABC and parent company The Walt Disney Co. indefinitely suspended comedian and television host Jimmy Kimmel's talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Many online claimed Kimmel had openly supported the 2018 firing of comedian Roseanne Barr from her television sitcom "Roseanne" after she made a racist social media post. According to numerous Instagram posts and blogs, Kimmel allegedly called Barr's firing the "right thing" and supported the action. On May 29, 2018, Kimmel did comment and joke about the firing on his late night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Upon lifting Kimmel's suspension in 2025, The Walt Disney Co. said: "Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production [of Jimmy Kimmel Live!]