Overview

• Olbermann wrote on X, "Burn in hell, Sinclair. Alongside Charlie Kirk," after Sinclair pressed ABC to air a Kirk remembrance and demanded an apology from Jimmy Kimmel.
• On his podcast, Olbermann defended alleged shooter Tyler Robinson, saying, "It was simply a man protecting someone he loved," and framed the killing as personal.
• He also targeted ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on X, calling him "a f---ing idiot" and accusing him of "prostituting himself" to the right.
• Conservative commentators publicly condemned Olbermann’s remarks, with figures like Matt Walsh and T. Becket Adams amplifying criticism across social media.
• ABC indefinitely suspended Kimmel’s show after Nexstar moved to preempt it, while Sinclair said it would not air Kimmel until ABC takes steps it deems appropriate.