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Bill Maher is the latest talk show host coming to Jimmy Kimmel's defense amid his show's suspension -- despite not fully agreeing with his remarks that led to ABC benching the broadcast.

Check out his speech on HBO’s "Real Time" Friday night -- Bill rallied behind his "compatriot" Jimmy, later adding ... "I am with you, I support you."

BM also brought up his own firing from ABC 24 years ago, telling Jimmy ... "If this firing goes for you the way it did for me, you’ll get 23 years on a better network." He took another swipe at ABC, calling it the "Always Be Caving" network.

Luigi Mangione's attorneys are taking a big crap on the federal death penalty case against their client in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson -- and they're asking a judge to completely throw out the indictment!

In new court documents, obtained by TMZ, Luigi's legal team, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan, claim that Luigi's rights have been "intentionally and serially violated" by the NYPD, federal government and other public officials in order to secure the possibility of the death penalty for him ... and due to these violations, the "unconstitutional" indictment needs to be struck down.

They list numerous examples as to how Luigi -- accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to death in December 2024 -- has been wronged, starting with the NYPD's alleged leaking of information pertaining to the investigation, including a handwritten manifesto found on his body when he was taken into custody.

President Donald Trump is picking off international drug traffickers again ... he ordered the deadly strike of a vessel he says was packed with illegal narcotics.

47 jumped on Truth Social Friday night to boast about his third strike in recent memory on boats transporting drugs like fentanyl into the United States through international waters.

Check out video of the strike ... it's quite the eye-popper.

Consequence was caught smack dab in the middle of that tense 2018 "Saturday Night Live" showdown between Kanye West and Michael Che that went viral earlier today, and tells TMZ Hip Hop exactly how HE REMEMBERS things went down!!!

Kanye's longtime collaborator admits Friday was the first time he's seen the footage from the unfiltered "In Whose Name?" documentary that's currently in theaters, but does admit the fiery clip of Ye barking at his former mother-in-law, Kris Jenner, with the wrath of a titan, touched him a bit.

Cons calls the clip "gut-wrenching" but urges fans not to forget we're all human, without necessarily excusing Ye's behavior.

Here's Tyler Robinson, the man charged with murdering Charlie Kirk, speaking with police in Utah about a car crash he was involved in ... and the video is surfacing for the first time.

In police body cam footage, you see and hear from Tyler as he takes officers through a fender-bender he was in the middle of in May 2022 in St. George.

Tyler is with his brother, and his mom later shows up at the scene too. Scripps News first obtained the footage, and they report Tyler did not receive a citation here.

President Donald Trump has nothing but praises to sing for FCC Chair Brendan Carr after Carr pressured ABC, leading to the network's indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night TV show following the host's remarks about Charlie Kirk's shooting suspect.

Check out Trump's chat with reporters in the White House Oval Office Friday ... he's exuding pride as he calls Carr an "incredible American patriot with courage."

He then takes a dig at unnamed networks for being dishonest, bringing up "the old days" when networks would need to get relicensed each year -- and only could do so by showing "honesty and integrity." The Federal Communications Commission currently renews licenses on 8-year terms.

Jimmy Kimmel looks like he may be exploring legal options over his TV timeout ... because he pulled up to an office tower known for housing tons of lawyers ... and he had two security guards with him.

Check out this video of Jimmy getting out of his car in a parking garage Thursday in L.A.'s Century City ... two beefy security guards rush over to escort him into the building.

It appears Jimmy may be meeting with his attorneys ... this in the wake of his show getting taken off the air.

The FCC should have never gotten involved with the decision to pull "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" from ABC, North Carolina U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R) says.

TMZ caught up with Harrigan Friday, and while he's not opposed to Jimmy being indefinitely booted from the network ... he says how it happened is quite "troubling."

He tells us he thinks it's "troubling" what Jimmy said on-air following Charlie Kirk's death, but it's not the government's job to censor him ... and it "should be a business decision and a business decision alone."

In an eyebrow-raising turn in an interview with Fox News Thursday, Donald Trump claimed Charlie Kirk might not be against the idea of "hate speech" following his murder.

Check out the clip ... Martha MacCallum notes the late conservative activist said he did not believe in the concept of hate speech -- and Trump quickly counters, saying ... "He might not be saying that now."

Just last year, Charlie tweeted ..."Hate speech does not exist legally in America," adding ... "There's ugly speech. There's gross speech. There's evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment."

Stephen Colbert is rushing to Jimmy Kimmel's defense ... and taking another shot at President Trump.

Colbert reacts to ABC indefinitely yanking Kimmel's show off the air in Thursday's episode of his own late-night talk show ... according to CNBC ... blasting the Kimmel suspension as "blatant censorship."

Stephen laid the blame with Trump, saying ... "With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch."

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr just fired a warning shot at "The View" ... suggesting the ABC daytime panel show could be next on his list after ABC's indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night program.

Check it out ... Carr was a guest Thursday on "The Scott Jennings Radio Show," where he explained why other talk shows -- like ABC's "The View" -- are not required to air opposing viewpoints or feature opposing candidates on the same program, for example ... and why that could change going forward.

As the chairman explained, "The View" and its competitors are officially labeled "bona fide news" programs ... meaning they're exempt from following the FCC's Equal Time Rule. So, they aren't required to give political rivals equal time on each show.

David Letterman's got a lot to say about ABC putting Jimmy Kimmel on the sidelines ... and he's taking some swipes at President Trump's administration.

The legendary late-night talk show host said ABC pulling the plug on Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration for some controversial Charlie Kirk killer comments signals dark times ahead.

Letterman, speaking Thursday at The Atlantic Festival, said ... "We all see where this is going, correct? It's managed media."

Donnell Rawlings is defending Jimmy Kimmel in the face of government sponsored cancel culture ... and he's explaining why comedians should be allowed to speak freely, without fear of losing their jobs.

The veteran standup comic joined us Thursday on "TMZ Live," and we asked him about ABC suspending Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely after outrage over Jimmy's remarks about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer and MAGA.

Donnell says comedians are supposed to make light of tragic events to help Americans cope, and he says what's happening to Kimmel will make comics extra careful about what they say ... which he says is actually bad for the country and comedy.

Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Kirk promised to keep his movement alive with Turning Point USA ... and now she's the organization's chief executive officer.

TPUSA announced Thursday their board unanimously elected Erika as the new CEO and Chair of the Board.

The organization says Charlie had expressed to multiple TPUSA executives in prior conversations that he wanted Erika to take the reins in the event of his death.

France's First Lady Brigitte Macron is set to present evidence -- both photographic and scientific -- that proves she's a woman as part of her defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens.

Macron's attorney, Tom Clare, shed insight into Brigitte and French President Emmanuel Macron's legal strategy ahead of their faceoff in a U.S. court with the conservative influencer.

Clare, who spoke on the BBC's "Fame Under Fire" podcast, said the power couple will have expert testimony as part of their strategy ... which will be "scientific in nature" and include pictures of Brigitte pregnant with their children.

Barack Obama is coming out swinging in defense of the First Amendment in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's TV show suspension ... accusing the Trump administration of trying to silence its critics.

After it was revealed Wednesday night Kimmel's show was suddenly and "indefinitely" suspended by ABC following the host's remarks about the late Charlie Kirk and MAGA, the former President took to X to call out the current administration.

Check it out ... he essentially calls Donald Trump a hypocrite, highlighting how 47 has complained about "cancel culture" for years ... only to jump on the cancel bandwagon when JK said something unfavorable about one of his own.