{"id":28049,"date":"2025-09-24T12:32:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28049"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:32:28","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-breaks-down-in-tears-as-he-shares-message-for-erika-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28049","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel breaks down in tears as he shares message for Erika Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong>Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night \u00a0television on Tuesday. The talk show host was preempted and paused after comments on Charlie Kirk\u2019s death, and in his return, he took the time to address it. As he began speaking about Charlie and his widow, Erika, he became emotional.<\/strong><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the death of Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel was among those to speak out. While he called it a tragedy, he also said some words that made many, including President Donald Trump, furious.<\/p><div class=\"vjntl69fee5235f222\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.vjntl69fee5235f222 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.vjntl69fee5235f222 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.vjntl69fee5235f222 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.vjntl69fee5235f222 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.vjntl69fee5235f222 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div id=\"newsner-f7be25a69929a7471ff00f7f5dfd34cd\" class=\"newsner-f7be25a69929a7471ff00f7f5dfd34cd newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-143656772\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"SOV7BC7WEkQO\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-skin-layer bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\">\n<div class=\"bb-skin-container phase-init svelte-ft9qq1 playing\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"0\" data-cy=\"skin-mode-main\" aria-label=\"Blue Billywig video player. 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Moreover, Kimmel also mocked President Donald Trump\u2019s reaction to the shooting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-03c6de07b1f74f6138edaaf16f5f247a\" class=\"newsner-03c6de07b1f74f6138edaaf16f5f247a newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1273856012\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-mid\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_532454397\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-mid trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div id=\"outer_532454397\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2m\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_532454397\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-default textItem thumbnail_top videoCube_1_child syndicatedItem trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation trc_excludable\" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~-7155679883616942037~~wHTVrxtbSbJfAJ7oMgl_QGGRIPd81ULY7EeqVPh-2eFX0Y1p638VbFQBn088-wXBMEs9oinnMdYvSJ0iz-L8TYtdhnadpNqu3-m2aHK53unXr_TOh-lktmAMTPFF2kg7NtVA7XuXRhhD-a9zEWdD7PahlbxE-JSTXU1EjX2IuDC69pTmy-gup3KDeY6jMirlXygjvzGbQcvt5Pg48XMRlL9gSinxPh9vP-fSQh-9XH8\" data-item-title=\"Global Indices Are on the Move \u2014 Time to Trade!\" data-item-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.taboola.com\/libtrc\/static\/thumbnails\/570711aebd3bf1e5e6648bd8fa6a2db1.jpg\" data-item-syndicated=\"true\">\n<div class=\"trc_exclude_undo_btn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_clearer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish,\u201d the talk show host added.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Nexstar Media Group and partner television stations affiliated with ABC Television Network announced the suspension of the talk show \u201cfor the foreseeable future beginning with tonight\u2019s show.\u201d Donald Trump called Kimmel a \u201closer,\u201d but the aftermath became a question of free speech and what was really OK to say.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jimmy-kimmel-returns-with-late-night-talk-show\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jimmy Kimmel returns with late night talk show<\/h2>\n<p>Many comedians and celebrities, including former President Barack Obama, criticized the decision to preempt Kimmel, and on Tuesday, the talk show host was back.<\/p>\n<p>Reports beforehand suggested that he was to address the comments he made prior to his suspension, and Kimmel did. In a monologue, Jimmy Kimmel delivered a bold message to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1732171532\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_176889_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CMyM9sOz8Y8DFUafgwcdO1c9fw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-e0f11c643e0a6bbc3c2640b7bfa63d92\" class=\"newsner-e0f11c643e0a6bbc3c2640b7bfa63d92 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou almost have to feel sorry for him, he tried his best to cancel me and instead he forced millions of people to watch the show,\u201d Kimmel said, \u201cThat backfired bigly, he might need to release the Epstein files to distract us from this now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump threatened to go after ABC after seeing that Kimmel had been brought back to television.<\/p>\n<p>In his monologue, the talk show host continued, saying, \u201cThe president of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he can\u2019t take a joke. One thing I did learn from Lenny Bruce and George Carlin and Howard Stern, is that a government threat to silence a comedian the President doesn\u2019t like is anti American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some of the things Kimmel said were with a humorous touch, that didn\u2019t last. Instead, Jimmy Kimmel also addressed the fact that people called him insensitive when speaking about the late Charlie Kirk. At that moment, Kimmel had a hard time holding back his tears and praised the widow Erika Kirk.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-breaks-down-after-words-on-erika-kirk\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breaks down after words on Erika Kirk<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI want to make something clear because it is important to me as a human and that is that it was never my intention to make light of a murder of a young man. I don\u2019t think there is anything funny about it, I posted a message on Instagram on the day he was killed sending love to his family and asking for compassion and I meant it and I still do,\u201d Kimmel said in his opening monologue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that to some, that felt either ill-timed or unclear, or maybe both, and for those who think I did point a finger, I get why you\u2019re upset,\u201d he added, making a reference to ABC parent company Disney\u2019s explanation for suspending the show.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel concluded by sharing some words on Erika Kirk for her courageous decision to forgive the killer who murdered her husband,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe forgave him. That is an example we should follow,\u201d Kimmel added. \u201cIf you believe in the teachings of Jesus, as I do, there it was. That\u2019s it. A selfless act of grace. Forgiveness from a grieving widow. It touched me deeply. If there\u2019s anything we should take from this tragedy to carry forward, I hope it can be that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-63474230\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_176889_2\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CJGHz8Sz8Y8DFVSHgwcdM7YeTw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-077e73316efd84b12e2597c29a8425c3\" class=\"newsner-077e73316efd84b12e2597c29a8425c3 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>What do you think of Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s words to Erika? Please share your thoughts in the comment section on Facebook.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night \u00a0television on Tuesday. The talk show host was preempted and paused after comments on Charlie Kirk\u2019s death, and in his return, he took the time to address it. 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