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Jimmy Kimmel will make a widely anticipated return to late-night television on Tuesday night, only a week after ABC suspended him for making comments that ignited a political firestorm and national debate over free speech.

Kimmel’s remarks, knocking conservatives' response to the killing of activist Charlie Kirk, earned him a sharp rebuke from President Trump and his allies, including his Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair.

When Disney announced this week it would reinstate Kimmel, the company did not indicate if it expected the comedian to apologize for the remarks, as some have called for him to do, or shed any light on how he would address the controversy his monologue had caused.

And while Kimmel will return Tuesday night, he won't be carried by some ABC affiliates after two local station owners said they

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