Stephen Colbert only has a short time to go before The Late Show comes to an end, for good, but the host’s last few months in the job are starting to become increasingly awkward for CBS. On Tuesday’s episode of the late night show, a clearly exasperated Colbert returned to the controversy over his interview with Democratic Rep. James Talarico, and in a remarkable piece to camera, slammed CBS’ lawyers for not consulting him over a statement released in the aftermath of the interview.
It all began on Monday’s episode of the Late Show, when Colbert revealed that CBS lawyers blocked him from interviewing Talarico, citing the FCC’s new guidance for political candidates on talk shows. The Late Show team ultimately posted the interview on YouTube which isn’t subject to such rules. On Tuesday afternoon, CBS very publicly refuted Colbert’s version of events in a statement,…
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