Disney extends contract with Jimmy Kimmel for another year through May 2027

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Jimmy Kimmel is staying with Disney a little longer.

The late-night host has signed a one-year extension to stay on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" through May 2027, a person familiar with the deal told Business Insider on Monday.

The renewed contract comes just months after Kimmel was briefly pulled off the air following backlash over his comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a controversy that sidelined him for nearly a week and drew widespread concerns over the First Amendment.

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