India, April 29 -- Jimmy Kimmel might have escaped any major call from ABC even as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania demanded his firing. The network has taken a call days after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, it was revealed. The television host was under fire over his controversial 'expectant widow' joke for Melania just before the president and several cabinet officials were evacuated from the Washington Hilton as shots were fired.

During his Monday night monologue, Kimmel reacted to the fire calls. "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?" he said.

The 58-year-old explained that his joke w...