Rosie O’Donnell says ABC blocked a proposed segment she wanted to air during her guest-hosting stint on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in August. She tells interviewers that the network did not allow her to feature Jeffrey Epstein survivors on the show.
According to O’Donnell, ABC’s decision left her unable to broadcast the segment as planned, so she instead filmed a separate video with the survivors. She later posted that video directly to Instagram, where she appears singing with seven Epstein survivors. O’Donnell’s comments are reported across outlets that cover the same account, though the details vary in how each publication frames the circumstances and the platform where the final material was shared.
The Independent, Variety, and Consequence all describe her claim of an ABC block and note her follow-up posting of the segment online, presenting it as an alternative to airing it on the broadcast program. The reports do not include additional reactions from ABC or the producers of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
