New insider information has surfaced about the fate of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
After Page Six falsely reported that ABC will not renew the show’s contract after its 24th season, ABC denied the claims in a statement to theDaily Beast, calling the information “inaccurate” and “purely speculative.” But Kimmel, 58, still isn’t safe, according to Puck’s Matthew Belloni.
Belloni dismissed speculation that ABC canceled Kimmel’s show, but said any possible contract extension beyond May 2027 would include significant budget cuts. Though Kimmel’s agent James “Baby Doll” Dixon and chair of Disney Entertainment Television Debra O’Connell, who is also the lead executive over ABC, are eager to negotiate a deal, O’Connell has “a stern message” for the team, Belloni writes, clarifying, “They’ll need to cut the budget.”
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