The American Civil Liberties Union letter has written a letter in support of Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of his suspension at ABC.
Roughly 400 celebrities have signed the letter, which has 3,859 signatures at the time of this posting.
Here is the ACLU in its entirety.
“We the people must never accept government threats to our freedom of speech. Efforts by leaders to pressure artists, journalists, and companies with retaliation for their speech strike at the heart of what it means to live in a free country.
“Last week, Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after the government threatened a private company with retaliation, marking a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation. In an attempt to silence its critics, our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives, and entertainers across the board. This runs counter to the values our nation was built upon, and our Constitution guarantees.
“We know this moment is bigger than us and our industry. Teachers, government employees, law firms, researchers, universities, students and so many more are also facing direct attacks on their freedom of expression.
“Regardless of our political affiliation, or whether we engage in politics or not, we all love our country. We also share the belief that our voices should never be silenced by those in power – because if it happens to one of us, it happens to all of us.
“This is the moment to defend free speech across our nation. We encourage all Americans to join us, along with the ACLU, in the fight to defend and preserve our constitutionally protected rights.”
Here is a list of those who have signed the letter, per The Hollywood Reporter.
- Aasif Mandvi
- Abbi Jacobson
- Abby McEnany
- Adam Chanler-Berat
- Adam Goldberg
- Adam Horovitz
- Adam Scott
- Adina Porter
- Adrienne Warren
- A.J. Shively
- Alan Cumming
- Aldis Hodge
- Alex Serino
- Alfred Molina
- Alia Shawkat
- Alison Brie
- Allana Harkin
- Allie Re
- Allison Tolman
- Ally Sheedy
- Al Yankovic
- Alysia Reiner
- Alyssa Milano
- Amber Ruffin
- Amber Sealey
- Amber Tamblyn
- America Ferrera
- Amy Landecker
- Ana Gasteyer
- Andrea Savage
- Angie Pontani
- Anjali Bhimani
- Ann Harada
- Anna Baryshnikov
- Anna Camp
- Annabel Oakes
- Annette Bening
- Annette O’Toole
- Annie Murphy
- Anthony Anderson
- Anthony Jeselnik
- Aria Mia Loberti
- Arian Moayed
- Ariana DeBose
- Arlen Escarpeta
- Art Linson
- Ashlie Atkinson
- Ashly Burch
- Atsuko Okatsuka
- Auli’i Cravalho
- Barry Levinson
- Ben Platt
- Ben Stiller
- Benito Skinner
- Betty Gilpin
- Billy Crystal
- Billy Eichner
- Bitsie Tulloch
- Bob Martin
- Bonnie Milligan
- Brad Hall
- Bradley Bredeweg
- Brandon Uranowitz
- Bradley Whitford
- Brian Newman
- Brian Usifer
- Briana Evigan
- Bridget Everett
- Bryan Cranston
- Busy Philipps
- Camryn Manheim
- Carrie Coon
- Carrie Preston
- Cecily Strong
- Celia Keenan-Bolger
- Chazz Palminteri
- Chelsea Handler
- Chelsea Peretti
- Cherry Jones
- Chris Chalk
- Chris Henry Coffey
- Christian Borle
- Christina Applegate
- Christine Baranski
- Christine Jones
- Christine Lahti
- Christine Taylor
- Claire Danes
- Corey Hawkins
- Craig Johnson
- Cyndi Lauper
- Cynthia Nixon
- Dallas Roberts
- Dan Gilroy
- Danny Burstein
- Daphne Rubin-Vega
- D’Arcy Carden
- Dave Quay
- Daveed Diggs
- David Alan Basche
- David Arquette
- David Cross
- David Giuntoli
- David Harewood
- David Rysdahl
- Debbie Gibson
- Debra Messing
- Demián Bichir
- Denis O’Hare
- Derrick Eason
- Desi Lydic
- Diego Luna
- Donna Murphy
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach
- Eden Espinosa
- Edie Falco
- Edwin Hodge
- Eliot Glazer
- Elizabeth Banks
- Ellen Adair
- Ellen Fairey
- Emily Hampshire
- Emily Spivey
- Emily V. Gordon
- Emma Geer
- Eric Bogosian
- Eric Christian Olsen
- Eric Newman
- Erik Christopher Peterson
- Eunice Bae
- Ever Carradine
- Florence Pugh
- Frances Fisher
- Frances McDormand
- Gabe Liedman
- Gabriel Luna
- George Takei
- Gianmarco Soresi
- Gideon Glick
- Gina Gershon
- Gloria Steinem
- Griffin Dunne
- Gus Halper
- Hank Azaria
- Hannah Bos
- Harvey Keitel
- Holly Robinson Peete
- Ike Barinholtz
- Ilana Glazer
- Irwin Winkler
- Isis King
- J. Smith Cameron
- Jack Gilpin
- Jack Schlossberg
- Jacqueline Toboni
- Jaime King
- James Monroe Iglehart
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Jane Fonda
- Jane Krakowski
- Jane Rosenthal
- Janet Hubert
- Jason Alexander
- Jason Bateman & Amanda Anka
- Jason George
- Jay Gonzalez
- Jean Smart
- Jeff Hiller
- Jen Statsky
- Jen Tullock
- Jenn Lyon
- Jennifer Aniston
- Jennifer Ehle
- Jennifer Hale
- Jennifer Mudge
- Jenny Slate
- Jeremy Pope
- Jesse Peretz
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
- Jessy Hodges
- Jill Eikenberry
- Jill Kargman
- Jim Parsons
- Jim True-Frost
- Jodi Balfour
- Jodie Sweetin
- Joe Keery
- Joel Coen
- Joel Kim Booster
- John Cho
- John Ellison Conlee
- John Hamburg
- Jon Cryer
- Jon Huertas
- Jonathan Groff
- Jonathan Tropper
- Jordan Gelber
- Jordan Klepper
- Jose Llana
- Josh Hamilton
- Josh Radnor
- Josh Singer
- Josh Zuckerman
- Joshua Jackson
- Judd Apatow
- Judy Gold
- Judy Kuhn
- Julia Knitel
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Julianne Nicholson
- Julie Halston
- June Squibb
- Justin Theroux
- Kate Hamill
- Katherine LaNasa
- Kathleen Chalfant
- Kathleen Hanna
- Kathryn Erbe
- Kathryn Gallagher
- Kathryn Grody
- Kathryn Hahn
- Katie Finneran
- Katrina Bowden
- Katy O’Brian
- Keith Cotton
- Keith Powell
- Kelley Curran
- Kelli O’Hara
- Kellie Overbey
- Kelly Carlin-McCall
- Kelly Jenrette
- Kenneth Lonergan
- Kerry Washington
- Kevin Bacon
- Kevin Cahoon
- Kirsten Dunst
- Kristen Johnston
- Kristin Davis
- Kristine Nielsen
- Kumail Nanjiani
- Kyra Sedgwick
- Lake Bell
- LaToya Tonodeo
- Laura Benanti
- Laura Dave
- Laura Linney
- Lee Rose
- Lena Dunham
- Lennon Parham
- Lesli Linka Glatter
- Lewis Black
- Lilah Richcreek Estrada
- Lilly Wachowski
- Linda Emond
- Linda Powell
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Lisa Guerrero
- Lisa Kron
- Lucy Freyer
- Luis & Luz Miranda
- Maddie Corman
- Madeline Weinstein
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Maia Mitchell
- Malachi Weir
- Marc Kudisch
- Marcia Cross
- Maria Dizzia
- Marin Ireland
- Marjan Neshat
- Mark Duplass
- Mark Ruffalo
- Martha Plimpton
- Martin Short
- Mary Beth Barone
- Mary Catherine Garrison
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Matt Walsh
- Maude Apatow
- Max Silvestri
- Maya Rudolph
- Megan Byrne
- Melissa Benoist
- Melissa Fumero
- Melissa Gilbert
- Melissa Villaseñor
- Meredith Salenger
- Merrin Dungey
- Meryl Streep
- Michael Cerveris
- Michael Ian Black
- Michael Keaton
- Michael Kosta
- Michael McKean
- Michael Nouri
- Michae Shannon
- Michael Sucsy
- Michael Tucker
- Michaela Watkins
- Michelle Visage
- Miriam Shor
- Miriam Silverman
- Misha Collins
- Molly Bernard
- Molly Gordon
- Molly Ringwald
- Murray Hill
- Naomi Watts & Billy Crudup
- Natalie Portman
- Nathan Lane
- Neal Brennan
- Nia DaCosta
- Nicole Brydon Bloom
- Nicole Eggert
- Nicole Maines
- Nicolette Robinson
- Nimesh Patel
- Nnamdi Asomugha
- Noah Galvin
- Noah Wyle
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Olli Haaskivi
- Orfeh
- Padma Lakshmi
- Paige Hurd
- Pamela Adlon
- Parker Posey
- Patricia Clarkson
- Patton Oswalt
- Paul Feig
- Paul McCrane
- Paul Scheer
- Paul Thureen
- Paul W. Downs & Lucia Aniello
- Pauline Chalamet
- Pedro Pascal
- Pete Holmes
- Peter Friedman
- Peter Gallagher
- Piper Perabo
- Punkie Johnson
- Rachel Bloom
- Rachel Dratch
- Rachel Morrison
- Rafael Casal
- Rainn Wilson
- Ramy Youssef
- Raoul Peck
- Regina Hall
- Regina King
- Retta
- Richard Kind
- Richard Schiff
- Rick Barrio Dill
- Rita Wilson
- Rob Delaney
- Rob Morrow
- Robert DeNiro
- Robert Horn
- Roma Maffia
- Ronny Chieng
- Rooney Mara & Joaquin Phoenix
- Rosario Dawson
- Rosemary Harris
- Rosie O’Donnell
- Roy Wood Jr.
- Rufus Wainwright
- Ruth Negga
- Rutina Wesley
- Sally Kohn
- Sam Means
- Sam Morril
- Sam Pinkleton
- Sam Richardson
- Sandy Rustin
- Sarah Adina Smith
- Sarah Killough
- Sarah Paulson
- Sarah Ramos
- Sarah Sophie Flicker
- Sarah Steele
- Sasheer Zamata
- Scott Ellis
- Scott Silver
- Selena Gomez
- Sharon Horgan
- Sharon Stone
- Shawn Hatosy
- Sherri Saum
- Sheryl Crow
- Shoshana Bean
- Skye P. Marshall
- Sofia Black-D’Elia
- Spencer Garrett
- Stephen Kay
- Stephen Spinella
- T.R. Knight
- Tala Ashe
- Taylor Schilling
- Taylor Tomlinson
- Terry Kinney
- Tessa Thompson
- Tig Notaro
- Tim Bagley
- Tim Matheson
- Timothy Olyphant
- Tom Bergeron
- Tom Hanks
- Tom Morello
- Tony Gilroy
- Tony Goldwyn
- Tonya Pinkins
- Trinidad James
- Troian Bellisario
- Tzi Ma
- Uzo Aduba
- Veanne Cox
- Vince Nappo
- W. Kamau Bell
- Wallace Shawn
- Warren Adams
- Wil Wheaton
- Will Harrison
- Wilson Cruz
- Yasmeen Fletcher
- Yvette Nicole Brown
- Zazie Beetz
- Zoë Chao
- Zoë Winters
- Zooey Deschanel
- Zosia Mamet
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