Sage Steele questions Disney response to Jimmy Kimmel's Melania Trump joke

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 28

Sage Steele, former ESPN host, said she would be shocked if Disney disciplines Jimmy Kimmel for his 'expectant widow' remark about first lady Melania Trump, despite growing backlash.
Steele cited her own experience at Disney to allege a double standard in handling controversial speech and urged new CEO Josh D'Amaro to take decisive action.
Kimmel defended his joke as a light roast about age difference, not a call to violence, following social media uproar after the White House Correspondents' Dinner incident; Disney and ABC have not commented.

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