“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert hit back at his corporate bosses on Wednesday when asked what “major lesson” he learned in 2025. “Don’t trust billionaires,” Colbert told CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen during their New Year’s Eve broadcast. CBS announced the end of the “Late Show” last summer, although it will remain on the air through May of this year. But most observers cast doubt on that number, with fellow late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel calling the corporate claims about Colbert “obviously lies.”Instead, many believe political pressure played a role. He’s repeatedly called out the company that fired him ― including last month, when it launched a $108 billion bid for a hostile takeover of Warner Bros.“Wow.

Source: Huffington Post January 02, 2026 05:30 UTC