US EditionTrump quips Kimmel ‘is next’ after CBS axes Colbert’s ‘Late Show’
UNITED STATES, JUL 19 – CBS cited financial reasons for canceling Stephen Colbert's show set to end in May 2026 amid Paramount's $16 million settlement with Trump, prompting public debate and social media reactions.
- CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, stating it was a financial decision and not related to the show's performance.
- Stephen Colbert reacted to the cancellation during the show, announcing that next year would be the last season.
- Donald Trump commented on the cancellation via Truth Social, stating, 'I absolutely love that Colbert got fired; his talent was even less than his ratings.'
- CBS emphasized that the cancellation was due to financial reasons and clarified it was 'not related in any way to the show's performance.
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More Celebs Are Showing Their Support After CBS's Decision To Cancel Stephen Colbert's Show
"CBS's billionaire owners pay Trump $16 million to settle a bogus lawsuit while trying to sell the network to Skydance. Stephen Colbert... slams the deal. Days later, he's fired. Do I think this is a coincidence? NO," Bernie Sanders wrote.
CBS axes Colbert's 'Late Show'
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a staple of late-night US television, will end in 2026, the CBS network said, days after the comedian blasted parent company Paramount's USD16 million settlement with President Donald Trump as "a big fat bribe." CBS said in a statement the cancellation was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," and was "not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matt…
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Denver GazetteTrump celebrates Stephen Colbert show cancellation: ‘I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next’
President Donald Trump roasted comedian Stephen Colbert over the cancellation of his CBS show, taunting that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel may be “next” on the chopping block. “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired,” Trump gloated in a Truth Social…
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