India, Sept. 18 -- ABC has announced that it is taking Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show off the air "indefinitely" amid the social media outrage over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk's suspected killer, Tyler Robinson.

The 57-year-old received severe backlash on social media after he suggested Kirk's suspected shooter was aligned with the 'MAGA gang' during a recent episode of his late-night show. Conservative activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while attending an event in Utah.

"'Jimmy Kimmel Live' will be pre-empted indefinitely," an ABC spokesman told CNN.

Nexstar, which owns or operates 24 ABC-affiliated stations, said it "strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the kil...