Jane Fonda‘s Committee for the First Amendment came to Jimmy Kimmel‘s defense, after President Donald Trump again called for ABC to fire the late-night host over a joke he made last week in his monologue.
First Lady Melania Trump also urged the network to “take a stand” against Kimmel.
In a statement, Fonda’s committee said that “their demands follow the same old, tired, authoritarian playbook: use the weight of government to pressure media outlets to silence speech it disfavors and chip away at First Amendment protections.
“Our answer remains the same: No. We will not obey in advance. And ABC must not, either. We will keep speaking with our First Amendment protections, and we support everyone to do the same.”
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