Schiff, Warren say public must know if Colbert cancellation was political

[ad_1] NEW Now you can hearken to Fox Information articles!

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., stated the general public "deserves to know" whether or not CBS’s decision to cancel "The Late Present with Stephen Colbert" on Thursday was politically motivated.

"Simply completed taping with Stephen Colbert who introduced his present was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Present for political causes, the general public deserves to know. And deserves higher," Schiff wrote.

Warren added, "CBS canceled Colbert’s present simply THREE DAYS after Colbert known as out CBS mother or father firm Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that appears like bribery. America deserves to know if his present was canceled for political causes. Watch and share his message."

CBS PARENT COMPANY SPARKS MASSIVE OUTRAGE WITH TRUMP LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT

CBS stated in an announcement that the long-running late-night present will finish in Could 2026, however it was "purely a monetary determination in opposition to a difficult backdrop in late night time," including, "It's not associated in any approach to the present's efficiency, content material or different issues taking place at Paramount."

There had been hypothesis about the way forward for the Paramount-owned late-night applications, which additionally contains "The Every day Present" on Comedy Central, as its deliberate company merger with Skydance Media is anticipated to happen later this yr.

CBS' "The Late Present with Stephen Colbert" will come to an finish subsequent spring. The franchise had been on the air since 1993, and Colbert took it over from David Letterman in 2015. (Screenshot/CBS)

Colbert was outspoken against the settlement , calling it a "huge fats bribe." He joked about being pressured by studio heads earlier this week.

"Among the TV typers on the market are running a blog that when Skydance will get CBS, the brand new homeowners’ need to please Trump will ‘put stress on late-night host and frequent Trump critic Stephen Colbert,’" Colbert joked. "OK, however how are they going to place stress on Stephen Colbert… if they will’t discover him?"

Several journalists and commentators have additionally speculated that CBS and Paramount’s latest lawsuit settlement with President Donald Trump earlier this month may create a "slippery slope" for information broadcasters.

Trump sued for "election interference" over a "60 Minutes" interview edit of his 2024 opponent Kamala Harris, and Paramount was lambasted for settling the go well with that its attorneys had known as baseless.

CBS STAFFERS REVOLT OVER PARAMOUNT'S 'SHAMEFUL' TRUMP SETTLEMENT, 'BETRAYAL' TO THE NETWORK'S JOURNALISTS

CBS stated that Colbert's cancellation was purely based mostly on monetary causes. (Screenshot/CBS)

"The Late Present," which Colbert took over from David Letterman in 2015, leaned into liberal politics within the Trump period and had turned a significant platform for Democratic politicians. Final month, Colbert welcomed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani earlier than the socialist hopeful clinched the Democratic nomination.

"The Late Present" first started airing with Letterman in 1993.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Fox News Digital reached out to Schiff and Warren for remark.

Fox Information' Brian Flood and Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.

Lindsay Kornick is an affiliate editor for Fox Information Digital. Story ideas could be despatched to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.