Overview
- In a preview of a Fox News interview airing Nov. 5, Erika Kirk said Sinclair executives contacted her to ask if she wanted an apology from Jimmy Kimmel or an appearance on his show.
- Kirk said she refused the offer, stressing she would not accept an apology that did not come from the heart and calling the controversy "not our mess."
- Sinclair confirmed it proposed accountability steps in talks with ABC, including a network-wide independent ombudsman, which Disney and ABC have not adopted.
- Kimmel’s Sept. 15 monologue linked the suspected shooter to the "MAGA gang," prompting Nexstar and Sinclair to preempt his show and ABC to impose a brief suspension.
- When Kimmel returned to air, he said he did not intend to make light of the killing or blame a specific group, though he stopped short of a direct apology.