Jamie Lee Curtis Breaks Silence on Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
When Jamie Lee Curtis speaks—or even when she chooses not to—it gets people’s attention. This past Thursday, Curtis made waves with a single Instagram story that wasn’t even her own words. Instead, she reposted a quote from a Rolling Stone interview with Jimmy Kimmel from earlier this year. In that interview, Kimmel said, “I don’t think anybody should be canceled. I really don’t.” That was it. No caption. No commentary. Nothing more.
And yet, the silence said everything.
Also Read:Kimmel had just been suspended indefinitely from his late-night hosting duties, a move that many are calling one of the latest in a series of unsettling shifts in the media landscape. Curtis’ decision to reshare his own words—without adding her own—lands like a quiet alarm bell. It feels deliberate, chilling even, because the absence of commentary becomes the point.
This isn’t the first time Curtis has spoken up about what she sees happening across American media. Earlier this summer, she warned that the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show was not simply about ratings, pointing instead to broader patterns, like funding cuts to NPR and PBS. She framed it as a dangerous erosion of institutions that help define public discourse. But this time, with Kimmel, she chose restraint. And in today’s climate, silence from a figure like Curtis carries as much weight as any fiery statement.
The timing is striking. Colbert’s cancellation aligned with CBS’ merger with Skydance Media, led by David Ellison, a Trump ally whose name has surfaced in discussions around TikTok’s future. NPR lost its federal funding. Now Kimmel—one of Trump’s most vocal late-night critics—has been pushed aside. Officially, each decision has been wrapped in business explanations. But the bigger picture raises questions about whose voices are being diminished, and why.
By reposting Kimmel’s own stance on cancel culture, Curtis placed a spotlight on the irony. The very host who said no one should be canceled has now been silenced himself. For Curtis, this moment connects deeply with her personal history and advocacy. After Trump’s 2024 election win, she openly admitted fears for her daughter Ruby, who is transgender, and urged parents to “fight against tyranny, one day at a time.” To her, these institutional cracks are not abstract—they touch families, communities, and futures.
Curtis didn’t need to spell any of that out. The brevity of her post forces people to fill in the gaps themselves. And what those gaps reveal is uncomfortable: the ground beneath American media and culture is shifting, one decision at a time, and pretending otherwise is no longer possible.
Her silence, then, isn’t really silence at all. It’s a warning. And it’s being heard.
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