Slate, Warren says the public must know whether the Colbert’s cancellation will be canceled

Senator Adam Schiff, Georgia, and Senator Elizabeth Warren, Mass CBS’s decision to cancel The late show with Stephen Colbert was politically motivated on Thursday.

“He just finished the tape with Stephen Colbert, who announced that his show had been canceled. When Paramount and CBS finished late show for political reasons, the public deserves to find out. And it deserves better,” the slate wrote.

Warren added: “CBS canceled the Colbert show only three days after Kolbert called the CBS Paramount parent for a $ 16 million resolution with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

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The CBS said in a statement that the long show at the end of the night would end in May 2026, but it was “an exceptionally financial solution against a difficult background”, “adding:” This is in no way related to the performance, the content of the show, or other issues that occur in Paramount. “

There were assumptions about the future of Paramount programs, which also include “Daily Show” on Comedy Central as the planned corporate merger with Skydance Media will take place at the end of this year.

CBS “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will end next spring. Franchise has been on the air since 1993, and Kolbert took it to David Rammerman in 2015. (Screenshot/CBS)

Colbert was open against the settlementcalling it a “big fat bribe”. He joked about pressure on the studio executives earlier this week.

“Some of the television machines are blog over there, which, as soon as Skydance receives CBS, the desire of the new owners to please Trump” put pressure on the presenter of the late evening and a frequent critic of Trump Stephen Kolbert, “-said Colbert.

Several journalists and commentators They also suggested that a recent CBS and Paramount trial settlement with President Donald Trump could create a “slippery slope” for news earlier this month.

Trump sued “electoral interference” for 60 minutes interviewing his enemy 2024 Kamala Harris, and Paramount was lit for a lawyer’s resolution, which his lawyers called his unjustified.

CBS staff are behind the “shameful” shameful settlement of Trump, “betrayal” to journalists network

CBS said the cancellation of Kolbert was purely based on financial reasons. (Screenshot/CBS)

“Late Show”, which Kolbert took over the post of David Letterman in 2015, leaned toward the liberal Trump’s liberal policy and became the main platform for democratic politicians. Last month, Colbert welcomed New York Mary Zohran Mammani candidate has received a democratic nomination before socialist hope.

“Late Show” first started broadcasting with a Letterman in 1993.

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Fox News’ Brian Flood and Joseph A. Wulfson contributed to this report.