The letter, obtained by CNN on Wednesday soon after it was delivered to Iger, was first drafted when ABC suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last week.

More than 100 former ABC News employees including Sam Donaldson, Tom Bettag and Judy Muller have signed on to a letter urging Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger to step it up when it comes to publicly defending journalists under political attacks and the company itself against government pressure.

Amid free speech controversy, celebrity backlash, PR turmoil, and claims of government pressure, Disney and ABC were forced to end Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.

On Sunday night's episode of "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver sent Bob Iger a direct message about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

Disney is seeing a massive attempt from Hollywood heavyweights to put pressure on the company to keep 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on the air.

Jimmy Kimmel’s comments on the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk weren’t just noxiously offensive and seemingly misleading – their timing was also incredibly bad.

Rich Greenfield, LightShed Partners co-founder, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss why he believes Disney will ultimately spin off ESPN and ABC, how the recent NFL deal factors into the company’s strategy,

ABC's latest challenge dealing with efforts to silence Jimmy Kimmel reveals 21st-century vulnerabilities at major media companies.