India, April 28 -- Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has come under fire over a controversial joke in which he referred to First Lady Melania Trump as an "expectant widow." The remark, made just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, has sparked outrage, with US President Donald Trump asking ABC to terminate Kimmel. Amid the backlash, actor George Clooney has stepped in to defend the comedian.

As per Variety, Clooney addressed the incident at the 51st Chaplin Award Gala, where the actor was being honoured on Monday. The actor compared the backlash directed toward Kimmel to another remark by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that was taken out of context.

Before the White House Correspondents Din...