Stephen Colbert announces 'Late Show' end
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Itâs a line of criticism weâve now heard a few times from various Paramount employees. In April, months before the final settlement amount was reached, 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley laid bare the stakes of the deal,
Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart slammed Paramount for making a deal with Trump, serving notice they won't be silenced by their parent company.
The announcement came after Colbert spoke out against CBS Global settling with President Trump. Network executives said the decision to cancel "Late Night" was "purely a financial decision."
Colbert followed âThe Daily Showâ host Jon Stewartâs attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.
Stephen Colbert went off on his employer, Paramount, on Monday after the company decided to settle with President Trump in his lawsuit against the network.