Ex-ESPN star Keith Olbermann faces immense backlash over Charlie Kirk slight

CNN's Brian Stelter sounded the alarm on Jimmy Kimmel's show being pulled on Wednesday and said America is a ‘less free place’ when late-night hosts can't say what they want.

Former ESPN host Keith Olbermann was ripped on social media following his reaction to Jimmy Kimmel’s show being pulled from the airwaves after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Olbermann responded to Sinclair’s statement, which said that Kimmel’s suspension from his ABC late-night show was "not enough." 

Sinclair called for ABC to air a remembrance for Kirk in lieu of Kimmel’s show after the conservative influencer was shot and killed last week.

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TV Personality Keith Olbermann speaks onstage during the Olbermann panel at the ESPN portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel July 24, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

"Burn in hell, Sinclair," Olbermann wrote on X. "Alongside Charlie Kirk."

Social media users slammed Olbermann’s post.

The former MSNBC talking head continued thoughts about the Kimmel situation, He referenced the remarks that led to Kimmel’s discipline, posting that "Nothing Jimmy Kimmel said was untrue."

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Keith Olbermann on "The View" March 25, 2016. (Lou Rocco/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

On Monday, Kimmel accused conservatives of reaching "new lows" in trying to pin a left-wing ideology on 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson, even though prosecutors reaffirmed those ties in Tuesday’s indictment.

"We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid