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Molly McNearney, wife of renowned late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, recently shared a family moment that left their children in shock. On the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, McNearney explained how their kids reacted when they found out that Kimmel’s ABC show had been put on hold. One of their immediate concerns was whether former President Donald Trump had influenced the decision.
McNearney recounted how she and Kimmel had to break the news gently to their children, an 11-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son. Despite trying to maintain a calm facade when the kids returned from school, the couple eventually sat down to explain the situation.
“Our phones were incessantly buzzing, and helicopters hovered above our house,” McNearney described, setting the tense scene that unfolded as they delivered the news.
When Kimmel told the children that his show was suspended, their daughter was reportedly moved to tears, illustrating the weight of the situation for the young ones.
Kimmel then told the children that his “show has been suspended,” which allegedly made his daughter cry.
“Our daughter immediately burst into tears. And she said, ‘I’ll sell my Labubus,’” McNearney said.
When their son asked if “the president had done this,” both McNearney and Kimmel allegedly told him “Yes.”
“Jimmy and I both believed that night that the show was never coming back,” McNearney said.
In the same interview, McNearney said that her she her relationships with Trump-supporting relatives have strained under the new administration.
“I’ve sent many emails to my family, like right before the election, saying, ‘I’m begging you. Here’s the 10 reasons not to vote for this guy. Please don’t.’ And I either got ignored by 90% of them or got truly insane response from a few,” she said on the podcast.
“It hurts me so much because of the personal relationships I now have, where my husband is out there fighting this man, and to me, them voting for Trump is them not voting for my husband and me and our family. And I unfortunately have kind of lost relationships with people in my family because of it,” she added.
In September, Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel after he suggested the assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk may be affiliated with MAGA despite evidence indicating he was influenced by left-wing ideologies. The suspension was spurred, in part, by broadcast affiliates Nexstar and Sinclair refusing to air the show in their respective markets.
Nexstar said Kimmel’s comments were “offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse,” adding it would like to “move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.”
Kimmel returned after a brief suspension, saying his comments were misconstrued.
“It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man.”
“I don’t think there’s anything funny about it,” Kimmel continued in his monologue. “I posted a message on Instagram the day he was killed, sending love to his family, and asking for compassion, and I meant it. I still do.”
