Actress Tatiana Maslany, widely known for her role as She-Hulk in the 2022 Marvel TV series, has taken a firm stance against Disney by calling for a boycott of its streaming platforms. Her action comes in direct response to ABC’s decision to indefinitely suspend ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’.
The suspension of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ occurred on September 17, 2025, after its host, Jimmy Kimmel, made on-air remarks concerning the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ABC, which is owned by Disney, pulled the show after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reportedly threatened regulatory action. This move sparked significant debate, with many, including Maslany, raising concerns that the current administration might be attempting to curtail free speech.
During his Monday monologue, the 57-year-old Kimmel asserted that the “Maga gang” was “desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them” and doing “everything they can” to “score political points from it.” He also drew a controversial comparison between Trump’s reaction to Kirk’s death and “how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.” Despite the strong comments, Kimmel had previously condemned the attack and offered his condolences to the Kirk family.
Jimmy Kimmel claims “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it” and “This is not how an adult…
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FCC chair Brendan Carr did not mince words, accusing Kimmel of “the sickest conduct possible.” Carr warned that networks like Disney-owned ABC needed to “find ways to change conduct and take action… or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC.”
Following these developments, Maslany, whose ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ aired exclusively on Disney+, used her Instagram platform to urge her half a million followers to cancel their Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN subscriptions. She reinforced her personal connection to the issue by sharing a behind-the-scenes photo from her time filming ‘She-Hulk’. Disney has yet to release an official response to her public call for a boycott.
The controversy has drawn reactions from other prominent figures in Hollywood. Damon Lindelof, the acclaimed creator of ‘Lost’, publicly vowed to halt all work with Disney until ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ is reinstated on ABC. “I was shocked, saddened and infuriated by yesterday’s suspension and look forward to it being lifted soon,” Lindelof stated on Instagram. “If it isn’t, I can’t in good conscience work for the company that imposed it.”
Boots Riley, writer and director of ‘Sorry to Bother You’, further amplified the call for action on Twitter, suggesting that if members of the Directors Guild of America collectively refused to participate in any ABC, Disney, Hulu, or Marvel productions until Kimmel’s show was reinstated, “they’ll reverse the decision within hours AT MOST.”
Adding another layer to the escalating tensions, U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in, suggesting that some TV networks critical of him should have their licenses revoked. Speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One after a state visit to the UK, Trump remarked, “I have read some place that the networks were 97% against me, again, 97% negative, and yet I won and easily [in last year’s election],” he stated. “They give me only bad publicity [and] press. I mean, they’re getting a licence. I would think maybe their licence should be taken away.”
This incident is not isolated, as other media outlets have also recently faced similar issues. Last week, Comedy Central notably pulled a scheduled repeat of a ‘South Park’ episode following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Subsequently, a planned new episode of ‘South Park’ was also delayed just hours before its scheduled airtime, with co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone attributing the blame to themselves.