The channel later made a second statement, "We took this decision because we thought some comments were untimely and therefore insensitive. We spent the last few days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after these talks, we decided to bring the show back."
Kimmel, referring to his words about Kirk, said, "I want to clarify something because this is important to me as a person, and that is that it was not my intention to trivialize the murder of a young man. I posted a message on Instagram on the day he was killed, conveying my love to his family and expressing my sympathy. I truly meant it and I still do,"
Summarized the events by saying, "It was also not my intention to blame a specific group for the actions of a clearly troubled individual. Actually, that was the exact opposite point I was trying to emphasize."
