ABC announced on Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to the air on Tuesday night. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. The statement, signed by hundreds of well-known actors and performers, voiced “solidarity” with both Kimmel and the ACLU’s broader defense of the First Amendment. Last week, Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after the government threatened a private company with retaliation, marking a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation. “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time,” he said.