Tatiana Maslany has taken a principled stand that few in Hollywood would risk. This week, the She-Hulk star used her platform to urge fans to cancel their Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN subscriptions after Disney’s ABC network suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live. By speaking out, Maslany placed her career in direct conflict with the corporation that powers Marvel. Her choice was a bold act of integrity, earning widespread respect even as it carries personal risk.
Disney Suspends Jimmy Kimmel
On September 17, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely. The move followed Kimmel’s pointed monologue about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel accused Trump’s supporters of attempting to distance themselves from the killer and mocked the former president’s response, saying it resembled “how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.” And he is not wrong, as shown by Trump lying about knowing the disgraced former UK ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, who was sacked over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened regulatory action against Disney-owned ABC, accusing Kimmel of “the sickest conduct possible.”. Nexstar Media then preempted the broadcast, while critics accused Disney of bowing to government intimidation.
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Maslany puts her career on the line
Amid the uproar, Maslany posted a behind-the-scenes image from She-Hulk on Instagram with a stark message: cancel your Disney subscriptions. Her call to action targeted Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN, naming the corporation’s most valuable streaming platforms. For an actress tied to Marvel’s billion-dollar brand, the move carried extraordinary risk.
Maslany’s protest did not stand alone. Writer Damon Lindelof vowed to boycott Disney until Kimmel’s show returned. Director Boots Riley urged fellow guild members to refuse work for Disney’s networks, predicting such collective pressure could reverse the suspension within hours. Yet Maslany’s stand drew particular attention because she was willing to jeopardize her own future with Marvel.
Final Thoughts
Tatiana Maslany’s decision to challenge Disney marks a striking moment of celebrity activism this year. The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel exposed the growing influence of politics over media, and Maslany responded by calling for direct action from her audience.
Her defiance has already sparked debate across Hollywood, where the balance between free expression and government censorship grows more fraught by the day. Whether her stand inspires others remains to be seen, but her message is clear: silence, even for a Marvel star, is no longer an option.
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What these people don’t realise is that the more you give into a bully the more they will push the boundaries, IT ALWAYS starts out small and if the bully is not not stopped in their tracks things will escalate. I’m in the uk and reform was just a small unknown party and since trump has become the new president it has now become bigger with hatred and bigotry it’s now being pass off as the opposition party rather than the conservative. This is very concerning as I know someone who believes it’s all about getting rid of the illegal emigrants , they doesn’t seem to care about what are their policies to run the country .Last year when we had the riots it was supposed to be about illegal immigrants but escalated to anyone who wasn’t white was beaten up and their business burnt down, in Ireland. Naive people might pretend that the motives are the illegals but it would never stop there, it would be anyone not white, then the people they don’t like, then the trans, the disabled etc because this is how it always starts. Fascism. What’s happening in the world is frightening to watch ,the things that were in the past are back in this future that was supposed to be so enlightening.