Overview
- Walden said neither President Trump nor anyone from the White House reached Disney leadership during Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s September suspension.
- She described the decision as a short pause to cool an extremely heated situation and to confer with Kimmel with employee and audience safety in mind.
- Two major affiliate groups, Nexstar and Sinclair, declined to air the show as FCC chair Brendan Carr signaled potential scrutiny of ABC station licenses.
- Walden rejected reports of surging cancellations at Disney+ and Hulu connected to the episode, calling them highly exaggerated and pointing to a strong quarter.
- In the same interview, she outlined a cautious exploration of AI with creative partners and downplayed talk of the CEO succession, though she is widely viewed as a leading candidate.