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This is not our issue, not our mess,’” Erika said, regarding overtures she said Sinclair Broadcasting made following Kimmel’s comments.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmhl2hotu005u01shjq6ev3kf@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Kirk, 31, was speaking outside in his signature tent during an event at a Utah college in September when he was fatally shot. 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At least some reports indicate <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/as-officials-searched-for-charlie-kirks-shooter-suspect-confessed-to-his-partner-prosecutor-says">he had recently moved further left politically</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmhl2hotu005x01shwj8tb6ol@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Following Kimmel’s comments, his show was pulled from broadcast by Sinclair and other groups. After discussions with ABC, the network that runs “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, the show returned to air a <a href="https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/national/return-of-jimmy-kimmel-live-drew-blockbuster-ratings">ratings surge</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmhl2hotu005y01shtzo0vwfy@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“We felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive,” said Disney of Kimmel’s comments.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmhl2hotu005z01shvqu62ca5@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Erika Kirk told Watters in their interview – set to air on Fox News Channel in full Wednesday – that Sinclair asked if she wanted an apology from Kimmel. 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Kimmel said in a recent interview with Bloomberg that he would be <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/national/jimmy-kimmel-wants-trump-on-his-show">interested in having the president on his show</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmhl2hotu006301sh0euom0oj@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Erika, who took over the organization her husband founded in the wake of his death, is also “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/erika-kirk-honored-first-ever-charlie-kirk-legacy-award-fox-nations-patriot-awards">slated to receive</a>\xa0the first-ever Charlie Kirk Legacy Award at the seventh-annual Fox Nation Patriot Awards at The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York, on Thursday,” the outlet said.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmhl2hotu006401sh6r5as96w@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Follow KNX News 97.1 FM</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmhl2l05n000i357tvjpeyins@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://twitter.com/KNXnews"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/knxnews"><strong> </strong><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/knxnews"><strong> </strong><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knxnews"><strong> </strong><strong>TikTok</strong></a>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmhl2lch2000p357td4dvojlt@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': " Erika Kirk speaks at the Pavilion at Ole Miss on the campus of the University of Mississippi on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. 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