Who is Benny Johnson’s wife? Kate Johnson brags YouTuber husband got Jimmy Kimmel suspended

On September 17, American conservative political commentator Benny Johnson’s wife, Kate, took to X and bragged about her YouTuber husband getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended by ABC.

“My husband @bennyjohnson made this happen. FAFO,” Kate wrote alongside a screenshot of a Variety article titled, “ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Nexstar Backlash to Host Charlie Kirk’s Comments.”

According to Kate Johnson’s X and Instagram bio, she is a registered nurse as well as a health and wellness advocate and promoter.

Four hours ago, Benny Johnson reshared journalist Yashar Ali’s post about Kate Johnson’s tweet and wrote “I love her” in his caption.

Notably, Brendan Carr, the chairman of Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently appeared on Benny’s YouTube channel for The Tonight Show with Benny Johnson, and called out Jimmy Kimmel for his comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassin.

Kimmel, for his part, appeared on the September 15 episode of his eponymous late-night talk show on ABC and shaded that MAGA supporters were

“desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”

Jimmy also mocked Donald Trump for the manner in which he was “grieving” the murder of his “friend,” Charlie Kirk, including redecorating the White House rather than releasing the Epstein list.

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All you need to know about Benny Johnson’s personal life

Benny Johnson is married to Kate Johnson, whose full name is Katelyn Rieley Johnson. She and Benny have four children, three daughters and a son, with the youngest one being born in January 2025, according to Fox News. Kate is a registered nurse and health and wellness influencer.

Both parents often post pictures with their kids on their social media. For instance, in April, Benny posted a 15-second clip on X where his two girls asked him why he was dressed like Donald Trump. The post was captioned:

“My kids, when I come home from DC wearing a suit and tie: ‘Why are you dressed like Donald Trump?!’”

Earlier this month, Benny Johnson, 39, said during an interview with Fox News Digital that he was considering taking legal action against The New York Times for a “sloppy hit job,” aka, seemingly downplaying a 2020 fire incident near his house, which endangered the lives of his wife and newborn.

"The entire article and my entire engagement with this reporter [Ken Bensinger] for The New York Times was him saying that effectively, ‘We don't deserve sympathy for having our house damaged in a horrible fire [where] there's a video of my home with flames and black smoke in my child’s nursery,’" Benny Johnson stated.

He added, "It’s a real lack of humanity that’s demonstrated on the left, and they really need to fix that… On a moral level, it is disgraceful. I’m fighting for decency here."

Benny Johnson and his family have since moved to Florida.

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Exploring Benny Johnson’s take on Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks and subsequent suspension

On Wednesday, Benny Johnson weighed in on Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks. The YouTuber claimed that the talk show host and comedian did not make a “joke” but instead insinuated that Charlie Kirk’s shooter was a “MAGA conservative.”

“Dear dishonest corporate media hobgoblins… Jimmy Kimmel went on air and told the ABC audience that Charlie Kirk’s assassin was a MAGA conservative, effectively blaming Charlie Kirk for his own assassination. Then he accused the right of covering it up to ‘score political points,’” Benny wrote on X.

Benny Johnson reposted Kimmel’s now-viral clip and added in his caption:

“All of these statements are false and malicious lies told at the expense of one of the most horrific acts of left-wing political violence in American history. Totally indefensible. @ABC had no choice but to fire Kimmel for this. Period.”

Later, Benny Johnson shared an 8-minute clip of his conversation with FCC chairman Brendan Carr, who called Jimmy Kimmel’s conduct “sickest.” Carr also suggested Kimmel’s immediate suspension and ABC losing its broadcast license.

The FCC leader claimed Jimmy’s words were “truly sick,” which gave his agency a “strong case” to hold against the comedian, the network, and its parent companies, including Walt Disney and Nexstar Media Group.

"This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead. They have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with an obligation to operate in the public interest," Carr stated.

Brendan continued by telling Benny on his podcast that amid “calls for Kimmel to be fired,” ABC should at least be looking at a “path forward for suspension.” According to the FCC head, Jimmy’s remarks were a “sort of an intentional effort to mislead the American people about a very core fundamental fact, a very important matter.”

“Disney needs to see some change here, but the individual licensed stations that are taking their content, it's time for them to step up and say this, you know, garbage to the extent that that's what comes down the pipe in the future isn't something that we think serves the needs of our local communities. But, but this sort of status quo is obviously not, not acceptable where we are,” Brendan Carr added.

Benny Johnson lauded the FCC chairman for his strong and able leadership and threatened to take immediate action against Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and Disney for “deliberately misleading the public.”

Notably, the exact reason behind the Nexstar Media Group taking Jimmy Kimmel Live! off-air remains undisclosed. However, according to Deadline, the company that owns 32 ABC affiliates out of 200 partner stations made the decision on Wednesday, with its President Andre Alford calling Kimmel’s remarks “offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse.”

Alford stated, “We do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located. Continuing to give Mr Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time.”

He added, “We have made the difficult decision to pre-empt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.”

Meanwhile, The Daily Mail reported that Nexstar also announced that it would “replace” Kimmel’s show with “other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets,” adding the company “strongly objects” to Jimmy’s comments.

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Charlie Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck at Utah Valley University on September 10, while speaking at a Turning Point USA event titled The American Comeback Tour. The suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, 22, has been arrested.

Kirk’s public memorial service will take place in Arizona on September 21, according to USA Today. He is survived by his wife Erika and their two children.

In the aftermath of his demise, Jimmy Kimmel called it “senseless,” “horrible,” and “monstrous.” He urged people to stop “angry finger-pointing” and sent "love" to the Kirks and "to all the children, parents, and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence."