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[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 111 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I will lose all respect for Kimmel and refuse to watch him if he accepts their proposal to make an apology and donation. Nothing he said warrants that. Plus unless he switches to constantly kissing Trump & MEGA asses, they will be trying to shut him down again in the near future. Unless Trump is gone, all US media will soon be propaganda only. Maybe he can get picked up in the UK or EU or Canada instead.

[–] LizJo@piefed.social 51 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wasn't TELLING him to donate a considerable amount extortion? No one merely suggested he make a contribution. Hmm. I think Kimmel's lawyers won't let him accept their proposal.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago

As OP said, I doubt Kimmel viewers would let him accept it either.

It's lose on all fronts if he does.

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 32 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I read somewhere (unconfirmed but I’m hopeful) that Kimmel is suing Disney for $1 BILLION over this.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Anything that causes the Walt Disney Company to lose money is a good thing.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

You can ask for however much you want in a lawsuit. It's fiction.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but he can probably get a lot. His entire brand has been destroyed by the government, this is some China-level shit. Bet he could get 300M easily.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Maaaybe? It's all hypothetical as we don't even know what he would sue for.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In the US. Other countries have better civil laws.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

How? I'm saying you can ask for eleventy-billion dollars but that doesn't mean you'll get anything close to that or you might get more.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The one consideration he should have is making sure his writers and crew have jobs. Jimmy himself will be fine, but that's not true of all of them.

Which is why it's important that the WGA has put out a statement of support.

If anyone is about to reply "it doesn't matter unless they're willing to strike", please go read up on how unions operate first. A strike is your big gun, and you don't bring it out on a whim.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

I'm struggling to think of a situation that's more deserving of a strike than what is happening right now.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Maybe he can get picked up in the UK or EU or Canada instead.

Don't look to us to solve your self-inflicted problems for you.

We're already too busy protecting ourselves from the chaos of the USA's implosion.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Trump’s the outward facing person.