Noah Centineo is feeling the pressure after social media commenters accused him of jumping on the bandwagon in regard to the ongoing situation centered around Jimmy Kimmel involving ABC and its parent company Disney. 

The Miami native, 29, initially received a strong reaction when he posted a cancelation of his Disney+ subscription, only for people to point out he had to subscribe – filling Disney’s coffers further – prior to virtue signaling with his cancelation.

Centineo joins Attorney at Law star Tatiana Maslany in trying to rally people to boycott Disney+ as a consequence of their treatment of Kimmel; in his social media post, Centineo showed off a screenshot signaling he had canceled his Disney+ membership.

The actor urged his 13.6 million followers to ‘save money today’ by canceling the streaming service following their suspension of Kimmel, which some say puts the First Amendment into jeopardy.

Astute observers pointed out that he had just purchased it, based off a September 26, 2026 expiration date. One said: ‘We are all here because he purchased a Disney subscription JUST TO CANCEL IT ON THE SAME DAY! what a hero!’ 

Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Centineo for further comment on the story.

Noah Centineo is feeling the pressure after social media commenters accused him of jumping on the bandwagon vis a vis the Jimmy Kimmel situation at ABC 

ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said Monday 

Another user added, ‘Did you buy a year of disney+ just to cancel it for ur story hahahahha.’ 

One user told the actor, ‘You are the definition of “performative.”‘ 

Another person said, ‘Imagine being rich enough to buy a whole year subscription and canceling it to prove something online.’

One user joked, ‘I’m here for the Disney+ “cancellation” comments.’ 

The controversy for the actor – who is slated to take over Sylvester Stallone’s role in a forthcoming remake of Rambo – comes after officials with the network said Monday that it will reinstate Kimmel’s late night show.

It had been pulled off the air last week in the wake of criticism over his comments about the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. 

‘We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday,’ ABC said in a statement.

ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely last Wednesday after comments he made about Kirk, who was killed September 10, in a monologue. 

The actor shared a grab of his cancelation on Instagram Stories – writing ‘Save money today’ – to a varied reaction 

Astute observers pointed out that he had just purchased it, based off a September 26, 2026 expiration date

Kimmel said ‘many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk’ and that ‘the MAGA gang’ was ‘desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.’

Kimmel has hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC since 2003 and has been a fixture in television and comedy for even longer. 

He is also well known as a presenter, having hosted the Academy Awards four times.

Backlash to Kimmel’s comments was swift. Nexstar and Sinclair, two of ABC’s largest affiliate owners, said they would be pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! from their stations. 

Others, including several fellow comedians, came to his defense.

Colbert, whose late show is being canceled by CBS after this season, said he was happy for his friend and the  Jimmy Kimmel Live! staff. 

Grabbing his recently-won Emmy Award for outstanding talk series, the comedian could hardly contain his glee. He added, ‘Once more, I am the only martyr on late night!’

President Donald Trump, one of Kimmel’s frequent targets, posted on social media that Kimmel’s suspension was ‘great news for America.’ 

The actor took to Instagram last month with a selfie while filming in Sydney, Australia 

The actor urged his 13.6 million followers to ‘save money today’ by canceling the streaming service following their suspension of Kimmel 

A Disney+ streaming service sign was pictured at the D23 Expo in Anaheim in 2019

Trump called for other late night hosts to be fired. He has yet to comment on Kimmel’s reinstatement.

Kimmel’s suspension arrived in a time when Trump and his administration have pursued threats, lawsuits and federal government pressure to try to exert more control over the media industry. Trump has reached settlements with ABC and CBS over their coverage.

Trump has also filed defamation lawsuits against The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Republicans in Congress stripped federal funding from NPR and PBS.

Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission, issued a warning prior to Kimmel’s suspension that criticized Kimmel’s remarks about the Kirk assassination.

Sinclair said Monday that it would not air Kimmel’s show Tuesday and would broadcast news programming instead. 

‘Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return,’ the company said. 

There was no immediate comment from Nexstar on its plans for Kimmel’s return.

Andrew Kolvet, a spokesperson for Turning Point USA, the organization founded by Kirk and now headed by his widow, posted on X about Kimmel’s reinstatement: ‘Disney and ABC caving and allowing Kimmel back on the air is not surprising, but it’s their mistake to make. Nexstar and Sinclair do not have to make the same choice.’

Kimmel’s suspension arrived in a time when Trump and his administration have pursued threats, lawsuits and federal government pressure to try to exert more control over the media industry

Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission, pictured with President Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas last year 

Stephen Colbert joyfully reacted to the news during the opening of his Late Show,  telling his audience that ‘our long national, late nightmare is over.’

‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way,’ Carr said. ‘These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.’

Carr denied on Monday that he threatened to revoke ABC’s local station licenses because of Kimmel’s remarks.

‘Jimmy Kimmel is in the situation he’s in because of his ratings. Not because of anything that’s happened at the federal government level,’ Carr said at the Concordia Annual Summit.

Kimmel’s suspension has cast a spotlight on the web of business interests that require approval from the U.S. government. 

Disney, for instance, needs approval from the Trump administration for ESPN to complete its acquisition of the NFL Network, while Nexstar needs the administration’s approval to complete its $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna. 

Sinclair has petitioned the FCC to relax rules limiting broadcaster ownership of stations.