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"It's unfortunate that ABC even has to be in this position," said the radio host. "But someone's gotta step up and f---ing say, 'Hey, enough, we're not gonna bow.'"

Howard Stern cancels Disney+ subscription after 'outrageous' Jimmy Kimmel suspension, says ABC needs to say 'f--- you' to FCC

"It's unfortunate that ABC even has to be in this position," said the radio host. "But someone's gotta step up and f---ing say, 'Hey, enough, we're not gonna bow.'"

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- Howard Stern reacted to Jimmy Kimmel's indefinite suspension from ABC.

- The radio host announced that he is canceling his Disney+ subscription in a show of support.

- Stern also referenced his own battles with the FCC, encouraging ABC to 'say f--- you' rather than give into pressure from the agency.

Money talks, so Howard Stern is using his pocketbook to show that he supports Jimmy Kimmel days after the late-night host was suspended by ABC.

On Monday's episode of his SiriusXM radio show, Stern condemned the Disney-owned network for suspending *Jimmy Kimmel Live* indefinitely over comments that the comedian made in relation to Charlie Kirk's death.

"I don't know what their plan is, but it looks like they might be firing him. And then I read sometimes that they're not gonna fire him. I don't know," Stern told listeners. "I have spoken to Jimmy. I didn't ask him these questions, I just asked him how he was doing personally. I just know when the government begins to interfere, when the government says, 'I'm not pleased with you, so we're gonna orchestrate a way to silence you,' it's the wrong direction for our country."

Referencing his own battles with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the early '90s, Stern added, "I've been involved in something like this, and now ABC is put in the same position and it's unfortunate that ABC even has to be in this position. I feel for them too, in this. But someone's gotta step up and f---ing say, 'Hey, enough, we're not gonna bow.'"

Jimmy Kimmel on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'.

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Slamming the suspension as "horrible," Stern shared that he has decided to cancel his Disney+ subscription to demonstrate his disagreement with ABC's decision by boycotting the parent company: "I'm trying to say with the pocketbook that I do not support what they're doing with Jimmy," he explained.

In the wake of pushback from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and ABC affiliate station owners, ABC made the call to suspend Kimmel for his comments about "the MAGA gang" while discussing the alleged killer conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

"We had some new lows over the weekend," Kimmel said, "with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it."

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Nexstar Media Group, which owns local television stations, said it would preempt the program in objection. Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the most ABC affiliates, also planned to keep Kimmel's show off its stations, writing in a statement that Kimmel's "suspension is not enough" and calling on the "FCC and ABC to take additional action." President Donald Trump also celebrated the network's decision to yank Kimmel off the air.

On his radio show, Stern argued that everyone should be concerned about these developments, regardless of political party ties.

"It's a scary time when the government starts threatening you. I know most broadcasters would agree with me. I don't care what they broadcast, whether they're right-wing types or left-wing types. Whatever type you are, you can't have the government in this country dictating," he said. "And that's what's going on here, don't kid yourself. ABC doesn't want to fire Jimmy Kimmel. No one has been more loyal to ABC than Jimmy Kimmel… He is right there whenever they need him. It's outrageous."

Stern's own conflicts with the FCC date back to the '90s, when the agency went after Stern over material it deemed indecent. This included fining his former parent company Infinity Broadcasting, threatening to revoke its broadcasting license, and holding up its acquisition of three radio stations. (The sale eventually went through.) Similarly, Nexstar, the first company to say it would preempt *Kimmel*, is currently seeking to pull off a $6.2 billion merger with Tegna, which will require the FCC's approval.

Stern argued that ABC should take a page from the playbook of former Infinity CEO Mel Karmazi: "This guy had a big company to run, he had lots of money on the line. But he would not fire me. He took a stand," Stern said. "He went to Washington, D.C., he hired lawyers. He spent a lot of money defending me and my right to broadcast. He showed true corporate leadership."

Howard Stern and Jimmy Kimmel on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'.

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He continued, "It's one thing if ABC wanted to fire Jimmy because they didn't like him or he had low ratings [but] they didn't want to fire him. They're being pressured by the United States government. We can't have that, not if we're gonna have a democracy. And companies have to say 'f--- you,' like Mel Kamazin did."

Stern also encouraged listeners not to let the story of Kimmel's suspension fade away.

"This is gonna go away, this story, because every week, something more bizarre happens," he said. "We gotta bond together and accept that each of us are obligated to be the watchdog of each other's rights and freedoms. We can't turn our heads and pretend that this didn't happen."

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With his recent comments, Stern joins a growing list of celebrities speaking out on Kimmel's behalf and criticizing the network's decision to take his show off the air.

Fans and friends of the show have opted to express their anger through the parent company by canceling their subscriptions to the streaming service. The move had also been slammed by fellow talk show hosts Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Bill Maher, and Jimmy Fallon.**

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