American late-night host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel encountered significant public backlash following Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which featured ‘Israeli’ actress Gal Gadot as a primary guest.

Gadot’s appearance on the show drew sharp criticism from pro-Palestine viewers and activists online, sparking calls to boycott the segment.

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    Having to take an interview online with Talarico and then putting this trash eater on tv kinda gives away exactly who Kimmel is working for too, whether or not he likes it. Just another part of the smoke and mirror show I guess.

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      This right here. In all the smoke and mirrors of the US right now, it’s hard to remember that people like Kimmel, despite the public support when the government steps in to try and quell their speech, are still not on the side of the people. They are owned like every other famous person.

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    Eyes Wide Shut was a documentary. The Weinstein industry is just another head of the Epstein hydra. It’s a big club, and we ain’t in it.

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    Way ahead of you. I’ve been boycotting him for decades. Everytime I hear about him I have to put in effort to remember who or which one he is. I’ve unfortunately learned who he is through social media osmosis. Late night tv is so ducking boring.

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    I’m not pleased that she was on, but I’m not boycotting Jimmy Kimmel after all he’s done. Just let him know we’re unhappy, hell get the message.

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      After all he’s done? He hasn’t done shit but be a crass entertainer to the masses. He started as a co-host of the toxic The Man Show and of Win Ben Stein’s Money. Getting paid an eight-figure salary to deliver zingers about Trump is no great sacrifice.

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        If he is so useless, why is MAGA fighting so hard to silence him, and his company?

        19 times out of 20, Kimmel is one of the few on TV that is serving up harsh criticism on a DAILY basis. You would eliminate one of the few voices we have on TV because he spent 7 minutes promoting a film that everyone will forget about in 24 hours?

        That’s just a stupid, self-inflicted injury.

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      after all he’s done

      did I miss something?! What did he do 😭

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        Well he pretty much goes on his show every night to point out all of the shit TACO is doing and how ridiculous this administration is and suffered because of it. I like Jimmy Kimmel but I am disappointed.

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      It does specify boycotting the segment, basically just skip her interview. I feel like that’s a fair request.

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        Because he is a good person, who cares about the right things, and despises MAGA. I don’t watch his interviews, I have no interest in vapid Hollywood types, but I like his monologues, and I especially love the fact that MAGA HATES him with a white hot passion. So I support him.

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          I can’t really shit all over you because before learning of his whitewashing of genocidal Israel Ioved Conan OBrien. But since I gave him up I can’t stand the talk show format anymore it’s like the smarmiest shit ever.

          This interview, like Conan’s meeting with Netanyahu, has proved Jimmy is also probably not a good person just because he doesn’t like Trump and says stuff about it. I do that all the time and I’m just some lowlife POS communist that works in a kitchen