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- Late Show" host Stephen Colbert called CBS' denial of his claim that it blocked the broadcast of his interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico "crap."
- Colbert urged the network and its parent, Paramount Skydance, to stand up to the "bullies" in the Trump administration, including Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr.
- The host on Monday had said CBS' lawyers told him "in no uncertain terms ... that we could not have [Talarico] on the broadcast."
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night called CBS' denial of his claim that it blocked the broadcast of his interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico "crap" — and urged the network and its parent, Paramount Skydance, to stand up to the "bullies" in the Trump administration.
Colbert's broadside came hours after CBS issued a statement on the controversy.
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'Crap': Stephen Colbert blasts CBS for denying it blocked James Talarico interview from air
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert has said CBS feared running afoul of the FCC if it broadcast a talk with the U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico.