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Rosie O’Donnell Sends Direct Message to Donald Trump After Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Cancellation originally appeared on Parade. Rosie O'Donnell sent a direct message to President Donald Trump after his response to Stephen Colbert 's Late Show cancellation and the POTUS' citizenship threat against her.
Days before the cancellation news, Colbert took a dig at Tiffany Network, which is owned by CBS’ parent company Paramount, over its $16 million settlement with Donald Trump over a controversial “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris ahead of the expected Skydance Media-Paramount merger.
Stephen Colbert is receiving messages of support and affection from his fellow late-night hosts after announcing that CBS was canceling his show, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” next May.
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.
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Famed skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 Baumgartner achieved international recognition in 2012 when he performed a jump from 24 miles above the Earth, higher than anyone before him. He died on Thursday in a paragliding accident.
Inside the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York, Stephen Colbert was trying to make sense of that cataclysmic outcome in real time, both for himself and for the millions of viewers who had come to view him as an indispensable voice of comic insight and illumination.