U2 defend “the right to speak freely” following suspension of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live

By VMZ Staff on September 22, 2025

The band join a host of of big-name entertainment figures who have come out in support of Kimmel

Over the weekend, the band shared an image from their 2017 visit to the talk show, captioned: “In support of the right to speak freely, from left to right, from good to bad to worse. From the not so great to the inspirational…and above all to laughter. Which is the evidence of freedom…

Bono and co. are now the latest in a series of big-name entertainment figures to back Kimmel, whose late night show was pulled from the ABC Network, which is owned by Disney, over comments made after the murder of Charlie Kirk.

Right-wing activist Kirk was shot in the neck and killed at Utah Valley University campus on September 10, and, following the incident, Kimmel said that all signs pointed to Kirk’s shooter being a Trump supporter.

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterise this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” he said in his Monday night monologue. (NME)

 

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