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stephen colbert kicked the late show Taking a sarcastic dig at his would-be former boss on Thursday, he expressed his “love” for Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison, quipping that he has bought his canceled show “for a few more months.”
Colbert, whose more than a decade run with CBS ends next May, began the show by acknowledging that it was a special occasion that he wanted to celebrate with his studio audience.
“I join you tonight in a celebratory mood because, as you know, today is National Boss Day,” he said emmy winning host began. “I hope you all gave your boss his favorite gift – two minutes of awkward conversation until the elevator arrives. Remember to say your kids’ names so he doesn’t have to do this.”
The late night comic then turned directly to the camera – where his face was suddenly framed within a graphic labeled “David Ellison Appreciation Cam” and a photo of the smiling CEO was placed in the bottom corner of the screen.
“I’d like to take a moment to celebrate my new boss, Paramount CEO David Ellison,” Colbert cheerfully announced. “Mr. Ellison, I love you.”
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After some banter, Colbert tossed his kicker again. “We’ll have to buy a few more months for that,” he joked.
Colbert, naturally, was referencing his show’s impending end this coming spring and his departure from the network he’s called home since 2015. Colbert’s exit was announced by Paramount last July.
despite this the late show Paramount, once the top-rated late-night program, said it was closing the franchise due to losses of $40 million annually amid declining advertising revenue and a changing media environment. “Purely a financial decision.” Colbert and other late-night hosts – Exclusively on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel – Has questioned claims about the show’s financial losses, suggesting that the cancellation had more to do with other factors.
Indeed, the decision to cancel Colbert, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, came just days before it was approved by the Trump administration. Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Ellison’s Skydance Media company. The cancellation was also announced just weeks after Paramount paid Trump $16 million to settle a “meritless” lawsuit. 60 minutes Interview with Trump’s White House rival, Kamala Harris, which the company claimed unrelated to merger,
CBS employees reported that Paramount canceled the late-night show and that Colbert would leave the network. Independent He did not believe the company’s claim of a “financial decision”, but saw it as a continuation of the “financial decision”.Trump Shakedown” Which started with an agreement.
Colbert’s show ending is part of this Democratic-led investigation of the merger, and whether Ellison and Paramount violated anti-bribery laws. Apart from the cancellation of the show, which was expressed happiness By trump and his FCC Chairman Brendan Carr electedHouse Democrats are also looking into this 60 minutes disposal; Trump claims he attacked “Side Deal” With Alison; And pre-merger concessions That’s what Skydance gave to the FCC.
Since officially taking over at Paramount in August, Ellison has come under fire from CBS News employees over their belief that he “lied” to them following his pledge not to “politicize” the network.
with the president Building bridges of praise again and again On David Ellison — whose father is Oracle founder and top Trump aide, billionaire Larry Ellison — there has been a lot of talk in the newsroom. “Literally numb” The CEO’s latest moves are impacting CBS News, leaving it feeling like he’s pushing the network to the right to appease the White House.
after hiring A former Republican and conservative think tank leader appointed by Trump to serve as the network’s ombudsman Improve the editing rules of your Sunday news show The White House, following complaints from David Ellison announced last week That he hired Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News and bought his anti-woke digital outlet, The Free Press, for $150 million.
While Weiss has already motivated some employees to do so literally roll your eyes And compare him to elon musk During his first week, at least one senior news executive have already decided to resign Tiffany amid a flurry of changes at the network.