Trump, Colbert and Late Show
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Stephen Colbert’s show is being canceled just as a major media merger requiring Trump administration approval moves forward, raising fears of political pressure on the press. On Morning Joe, Molly Jong-Fast calls the moment “really scary” and points to a broader fight: Rupert Murdoch,
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Rosie O'Donnell launched a TikTok rant against President Trump, claiming he would arrest artists and suggesting he's responsible for Stephen Colbert's show cancellation.
Kelly said on her show Friday that Colbert took “The Late Show” ― which was started by David Letterman ― and “completely drove it into the ground.” “He desperately wanted to be Keith Olbermann,” she said.
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PRIMETIMER on MSNWhy is Donald Trump suing Paramount for $16 million? Colbert and Stewart’s comments under fire due to Epstein referenceDonald Trump sues Paramount for $16 million over a CBS interview edit, prompting backlash from Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. Here’s how the Epstein debate intensified the media storm.
Trump and Kimmel have shared some heated exchanges in the past. At the end of his hosting gig at the 96th Annual Academy Awards in March 2024, Kimmel took a moment to read a review of his performance that Trump had posted on his Truth Social account.
Democrats and their legacy media allies were quick to blame President Donald Trump for Stephen Colbert getting canceled. But Colbert only has himself to blame.
Fox News host Howard Kurtz isn’t buying that CBS axed Stephen Colbert solely for financial reasons. Kurtz called out CBS’ parent company Paramount on Media Buzz Sunday, accusing it of cancelling The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in order to gain President Donald Trump’s approval.
Late-night was once a valuable audience for advertisers because the genre had a lot of hard-to-reach young men. Now many of them are streaming.