Overview
- Nancy Lee Grahn wrote on Threads that she would not watch the Jan. 23 Jimmy Kimmel Live! because she would "refuse to even look" at Carrie Underwood.
- After coverage framed her post as a slam on Kimmel, Grahn said she loves the show and was only skipping that night’s episode due to Underwood’s appearance.
- Comedian Kathy Griffin and other Threads users weighed in, with several labeling Underwood "MAGA" and urging boycotts.
- Underwood, who visited Kimmel with fellow American Idol judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, has largely avoided public political stances but sang at Trump’s 2025 inauguration.
- Entertainment outlets reported that representatives for Underwood and Jimmy Kimmel Live! did not immediately respond to requests for comment.