US EditionJimmy Kimmel takes jab at CBS, Melania Trump at the Oscars
Kimmel mocked Melania Trump's $40 million Amazon documentary and criticized CBS amid censorship controversies during his 2026 Oscars presentation of documentary awards.
- On March 15, Jimmy Kimmel, late-night host and four-time Oscars emcee, took digs at CBS and President Donald Trump while presenting the Best Documentary Short and Feature awards at the 98th Academy Awards.
- Last year, CBS faced backlash after canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and pulling segments, while Skydance agreed to hire an ombudsman ahead of its merger with Paramount.
- He also joked that Conan O'Brien went outside to get some air and was 'incinerated,' using the gag while presenting the documentary awards, according to Kimmel.
- The Oscars moment revived tensions between Hollywood and Trump-era politics, while Amazon Studios reportedly paid $40 million for the widely panned 'Melania' documentary, intensifying criticism.
- Against a backdrop of free-speech debates, Kimmel's past clashes with regulators and President Donald Trump include being briefly taken off air after a Charlie Kirk joke and reading Trump's post at a prior Oscars ceremony.
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