The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has been inundated with a barrage of angry emails -- but not for anything it actually did.
The Aussie public broadcaster has been mistakenly targeted by furious Jimmy Kimmel fans after the late-night host's talk show was taken off the air in the United States.
The drama kicked off last week when Kimmel, 57, used his opening monologue to address the Charlie Kirk assassination and made remarks about the suspected gunman, Tyler Robinson.
His comments sparked backlash and led the US ABC Network -- a completely separate company -- to place Jimmy Kimmel Live on indefinite suspension.
But confused viewers mistakenly directed their outrage at Australia's ABC.
'I will NEVER watch ABC again -- Free speech is gone. Go Jimmy Kimmel!' one furious fan emailed.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has been mistakenly targeted by furious Jimmy Kimmel fans after the late-night host's talk show was taken off the air in the United States
'What you did to Jimmy Kimmel is against the Constitution. I will be boycotting ABC. When you bend your knees to the president, you've gone too far. America is not happy with ABC,' a second added.
'I will contact and boycott ALL business that sponsor ABC's shows!' a third sniped.
ABC Australia is a public broadcaster that is completely unaffiliated with its US namesake, which stands for American Broadcasting Company and is a commercial network owned by Disney.
It follows reports that Kimmel had told Disney bosses he intended to address the outrage over his Charlie Kirk remarks in a way that would have enraged MAGA fans further, just hours before his show was dumped.
The comedian and longtime host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC learned in a phone call on Wednesday afternoon that his 22-year run in the late-night timeslot was being canned -- at least temporarily.
According to Deadline, Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Dana Walden delivered the crushing news during a lengthy chat about his on-air commentary regarding Kirk's assassination.
Kirk was tragically shot dead while debating students at the Utah Valley University campus on September 10.
On air the following Monday, Kimmel said the 'MAGA gang desperately [is] trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it.'
The drama kicked off last week when Kimmel used his opening monologue to address the Charlie Kirk assassination and made remarks about the suspected gunman, Tyler Robinson.
His comments sparked backlash and led the US ABC Network -- a completely separate company -- to place Jimmy Kimmel Live on indefinite suspension. But confused viewers have directed their fury at Australia's ABC instead.
The suspected shooter has been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who was raised in a strictly Republican household and was living with his transgender partner at the time of the attack. Relatives said he had become 'more political' in recent times.
Despite this, Kimmel reportedly told bosses he intended to address President Donald Trump's avid supporters on his next episode, simultaneously calling them out and clarifying what he was initially trying to say on air.
According to CNN, one source said: 'If Jimmy went on the air, there would have been no way back from that monologue for Jimmy. We didn't want that. Everyone deeply values him and wants him to come back. But he has to take down the temperature.'
Disney feared that Kimmel's comments could be taken as an act of doubling down, which would further inflame tensions with conservative voters, Deadline reported.
There were concerns among powerbrokers that any further action could force them into making a more permanent decision regarding the future of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Sources have also said Disney hopes to see Kimmel back on the air 'soon', but there are doubts about whether the star is willing to return.