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  "id": 6655063,
  "title": "Kimmel “Play-Acting” Over James Talarico Interview & FCC Threats; White House Claims Late Night Host Spinning “False Narrative”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/kimmel-play-acting-over-james-talarico-interview-fcc-threats-white",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T22:41:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/kimmel-talarico-white-house-reaction-1237074121/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The White House has accused Jimmy Kimmel and his network of spinning a false narrative about federal pressure to cancel an interview with James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Texas' U.S. Senate election. According to Kimmel, ABC wouldn't air the interview due to threats from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).\n\nTalarico expressed concern about \"government censorship\" in an interview with MS Now's Symone Sanders-Townsend, saying it should be a concern for all, regardless of party affiliation. He added that if the interview isn't broadcast as planned, he would consider himself \"censored\". The interview was instead posted to the \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\" YouTube channel.\n\nKimmel stated on his show that the FCC threatened him, his show, network, and affiliates over the booking of Talarico as a guest. Talarico remains hopeful that the decision could be reversed to air the interview.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Jimmy Kimmel Says He Will Only Release His James Talarico Interview on YouTube After FCC Threats: ‘Best That We Can Do’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jimmy-kimmel-says-he-will-only-release-his-james-talarico-interview",
        "published": "2026-09-10T04:25:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Jimmy Kimmel Says James Talarico Interview Won’t Air on TV After Trump’s FCC Threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jimmy-kimmel-says-james-talarico-interview-wont-air-on-tv-after",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:05:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Kimmel Says Trump’s FCC Has Threatened Show, So His James Talarico Interview Will Air On YouTube Instead Of ABC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/kimmel-says-trumps-fcc-has-threatened-show-so-his-james-talarico",
        "published": "2026-09-10T06:15:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Jimmy Kimmel Says Trump FCC Threatened Him Over Talarico Interview",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jimmy-kimmel-says-trump-fcc-threatened-him-over-talarico-interview",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:08:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Jimmy Kimmel to Interview James Talarico ‘Under Unusual Circumstances’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jimmy-kimmel-to-interview-james-talarico-under-unusual-circumstances",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:26:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview With James Talarico Heading to YouTube to Avoid FCC Hassle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jimmy-kimmels-interview-with-james-talarico-heading-to-youtube-to",
        "published": "2026-09-10T09:48:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Jimmy Kimmel Says James Talarico Interview Won’t Air on TV Amid FCC Pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jimmy-kimmel-says-james-talarico-interview-wont-air-on-tv-amid-fcc",
        "published": "2026-09-10T11:29:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "James Talarico Blasts ‘Government Censorship’ After ABC Pulls His Jimmy Kimmel Interview Over FCC Concerns: ‘Dangerous Form of Cancel Culture’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/james-talarico-blasts-government-censorship-after-abc-pulls-his-jimmy",
        "published": "2026-09-10T21:21:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}