Over 400 Hollywood creatives have endorsed an open missive from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemning ABC and its parent entity Disney’s choice to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The suspension came after Republican critique of Kimmel’s monologue addressing far-right commentator Charlie Kirk’s assailant, which included Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr’s threats of repercussions for ABC.

The response to Kimmel’s suspension has been rapid, with a range of current late-night hosts to former Disney CEO Michael Eisner denouncing the action as an infringement on free speech. Stars like Tatiana Maslany and Cynthia Nixon have urged Disney+ users to terminate their subscriptions and boycott Disney.

Additionally, an even larger number of Hollywood personalities, including Jennifer Aniston, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Regina King, and Olivia Rodrigo, have added their voices to the protest with the ACLU’s letter, which describes Kimmel’s suspension as “a bleak moment for freedom of speech in our country.”

Many of the signatories of the letter are presently engaged in Disney initiatives. Pedro Pascal appeared in Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps and is set to star in the forthcoming Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, the trailer for which was released the same day as the letter. Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Meryl Streep feature in the ongoing Only Murders in the Building Season 5, while Jamie Lee Curtis led this summer’s Freakier Friday.

The entire letter states:

We the people must never accept governmental threats to our freedom of speech. Attempts by leaders to coerce artists, journalists, and businesses with retaliation for their expression attack the essence of what it means to reside in a free nation.

Last week, Jimmy Kimmel was removed from the airwaves after the government threatened a private entity with reprisals, marking a bleak chapter for freedom of expression in our country. In a bid to silence its detractors, our government has turned to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives, and entertainers across the spectrum. This contradicts the principles upon which our nation was founded, and our Constitution assures.

We recognize that this moment transcends us and our industry. Educators, public workers, legal firms, researchers, universities, students, and many others are also confronting direct assaults on their freedoms of expression.

Regardless of our political beliefs, or whether we engage in politics, we all cherish our country. We also share the conviction that our voices should never be suppressed by those in power — because if it occurs to one of us, it affects all of us.

This is the time to defend free speech throughout our nation. We encourage all Americans to unite with us, alongside the ACLU, in the struggle to uphold and protect our constitutionally guaranteed rights.

The complete list of signers is as follows:

Aasif Mandvi
Abbi Jacobson
Abby McEnany
Adam Chanler-Berat
Adam Goldberg
Adam Horovitz
Adam Scott
Adina Porter
Adrienne Warren
A.J. Shively
Alan Cumming
Aldis Hodge
Alex Serino
Alfred Molina
Alia Shawkat
Alison Brie
Allana Harkin
Allie Re
Allison Tolman
Ally Sheedy
Al Yankovic
Alysia Reiner
Alyssa Milano
Amber Ruffin
Amber Sealey
Amber Tamblyn
America Ferrera
Amy Landecker
Ana Gasteyer
Andrea Savage
Angie Pontani
Anjali Bhimani
Ann Harada
Anna Baryshnikov
Anna Camp
Annabel Oakes
Annette Bening
Annette O’Toole
Annie Murphy
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Jeselnik
Aria Mia Loberti
Arian Moayed
Ariana DeBose
Arlen Escarpeta
Art Linson
Ashlie Atkinson
Ashly Burch
Atsuko Okatsuka
Auli’i Cravalho
Barry Levinson
Ben Platt
Ben Stiller
Benito Skinner
Betty Gilpin
Billy Crystal
Billy Eichner
Bitsie Tulloch
Bob Martin
Bonnie Milligan
Brad Hall
Bradley Bredeweg
Brandon Uranowitz
Bradley Whitford
Brian Newman
Brian Usifer
Briana Evigan
Bridget Everett
Bryan Cranston
Busy Philipps
Camryn Manheim
Carrie Coon
Carrie Preston
Cecily Strong
Celia Keenan-Bolger
Chazz Palminteri
Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Peretti
Cherry Jones
Chris Chalk
Chris Henry Coffey
Christian Borle
Christina Applegate
Christine Baranski
Christine Jones
Christine Lahti
Christine Taylor
Claire Danes
Corey Hawkins
Craig Johnson
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Nixon
Dallas Roberts