Mentalist Oz Pearlman will not appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight and has been replaced by Pod Save America’s Jon Lovett.
Deadline understands that Pearlman backed out of the appearance.
The move comes two days after Pearlman was set as the headliner for the White House Correspondents Dinner, which was canceled after a shooting at the Washington, DC event.
It also comes hours after President Donald Trump once again took umbrage at the late-night host, calling for ABC to “immediately fire” Kimmel.
Lovett is no stranger to JKL!, having appeared in February alongside his Pod Save America colleagues Tommy Vietor, Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Favreau.
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Lovett, who is also no stranger to a political gag, is on the show as is Anthony Anderson.
Pearlman was standing alongside President Trump when the incident happened and dropped
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