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Stephen Colbert Publicly accuses CBS boss of banning upcoming interview from his late night show.
During Monday, February 16, plot The Late Show with Stephen ColbertThe 61-year-old host called out CBS and FCC chairman Brendan Carr He was not allowed to speak to Texas representatives James TalaricoAs planned, Democrats.
“You know who’s not one of my guests tonight? That’s Texas Rep. James Talarico,” he said after introducing Jennifer Garner’s upcoming appearance on the show. “(James) was supposed to be here, but our network’s lawyers called us directly and told us in no uncertain terms that we couldn’t have him on the air.”
comedian Choose on-site problem solving On his show, he added, “I was then told in some uncertain way that not only could I not have him on the show, but I couldn’t mention that I was on the show without him. Because my network obviously doesn’t want us to talk about this… let’s talk about this.”
After speaking with his boss, Colbert was informed that the interview was canceled due to Carr’s new direction. Colbert was suggested to follow “equal time” rules, which require broadcasters to give equal time to each political candidate running for office.
Meanwhile, Colbert Point out that there is already Exceptions include news and talk show interviews with politicians.
“Okay, FCC you,” Colbert shot back. “Let’s just say this: The Donald Trump administration wants to silence anyone who says something bad about Trump on TV because all Trump does is watch TV. He’s like a little kid who spends too much time on a screen.”
Colbert went on to claim that he and another late-night host jimmy kimmel Kimmel’s comments following the death of the conservative activist, whose show was temporarily suspended by ABC, were the most affected Charlie Kirk.
“I decided to take Brendan Carr’s advice,” Colbert said of still interviewing Talarico and posting it in late night show YouTube channel. “The network said I can’t give you the URL or the QR code, but I promise you if you go to our YouTube page you’ll find it.”
CBS previously announced late night show It will end in May. CBS executives previously issued a statement about their decision, claiming that the decision “does not have anything to do with the show’s performance, content, or other matters occurring at Paramount,” but was instead driven by financial reasons.
colbert breaks his silence on shocking cancellation then.
“Before we start the show, I want you to know something I just found out last night. Next year will be our last season,” he announced in the July 2025 taping to boos from the audience. “I agree with you. This is not only the end of our show, but the end of Late Night on CBS. I will not be replaced. This will all go away.”
He continued: “I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners. … I thank you, the viewers, for joining us every night, here, there and around the world.”
