Washington, April 28 -- Television host Jimmy Kimmel has pushed back against criticism over his controversial "expectant widow" joke about First Lady of the US, Melania Trump, refusing to apologise while addressing the backlash on his show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

During his Monday night monologue, Kimmel responded to calls from Melania and Donald Trump to cancel his show, saying, "You know how sometimes you wake up in the morning and the first lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job? We've all been there, right?," as per the outlet.

Kimmel explained that the remark was part of a mock monologue imagining himself hosting the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD), a tradition that...