CNN ‘black sheep’ Scott Jennings reports former MSNBC star Keith Olbermann to FBI over ‘you’re next’ threat
CNN’s Scott Jennings has reported ex-MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann to the FBI after Olbermann appeared to threaten him in an online exchange regarding Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night television.
Olbermann’s warning came after Jennings posted his thoughts on ABC’s decision to reinstate Kimmel following the host’s comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
‘So basically his employer suspended him for being an insensitive p****, and we don’t live in an authoritarian regime? Got it,’ Jennings wrote on X Monday.
Olbermann responded, in a now-deleted post: ‘You’re next mother******.’
‘But keep mugging to the camera,’ he added.
Jennings responded by sharing a screenshot of the post and tagging FBI Director Kash Patel.
In another exchange, Olbermann wrote: ‘Now we get the fascists off real tv. That’d mean your career is next, Jennings. Send a tape to Real America’s Voice But keep mugging to camera, amateur.’
The posts came just days after Olbermann responded to news that Sinclair Broadcast Group, a major ABC affiliate owner, would be pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its schedule in protest of Kimmel’s comments.
CNN star Scott Jennings brought a social media post from ex-MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann to the attention of the FBI on Monday
Olbermann’s warning came after Jennings posted his thoughts on ABC’s decision to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel following the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk
Olbermann, the former host of ESPN’s SportsCenter, lambasted Sinclair for its assertion that Kimmel’s removal from the airwaves was ‘not enough’ and that ‘additional action’ should be taken.
‘Burn in hell, Sinclair,’ he wrote last week. ‘Alongside Charlie Kirk.’
Following Disney’s decision to reinstate Kimmel, Sinclair is still refusing to air his show.
Kimmel made the controversial remarks during his monologue last Monday.
‘We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it,’ he had said of 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson.
Two days later, Disney made the decision to suspend his show.
The move came after Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson he was considering an investigation into Kimmel and ABC over the comments.
Within hours, more than a dozen ABC affiliates told the network and Disney it would not be airing Kimmel’s show until the remarks were addressed.
Disney and senior ABC executives then made the call to pull Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely.’
Jennings tagged FBI boss Kash Patel in a post sharing a screenshot of Olbermann’s remarks before they were deleted
Olbermann hosted the Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC for eight years until 2011
On Monday, after a week of backlash to the decision and massive declines in Disney’s share price, the company suddenly revealed that Kimmel was set to return on Tuesday night.
‘Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,’ Disney’s statement said.
‘It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.
‘We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.’
No further details were provided. It remains unclear whether Kimmel will issue an apology during his show Tuesday.
