Paramount's Trump alliance is real — and so is Jon Stewart's new deal

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Paramount canceled Stephen Colbert's show. But it has re-signed his friend and fellow Trump critic Jon Stewart.

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Is Paramount's Bari Weiss deal a Trump deal? We can't tell. And that's the problem.

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David Ellison's Paramount has bought Bari Weiss' Free Press — and appointed her editor in chief of CBS News. Now what?

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Kimmel told Colbert he got ABC's call pulling his show when his guests were already seated

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Stephen Colbert (L) and Jimmy Kimmel speak onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22, 2019.
Jimmy Kimmel told Stephan Colbert his live audience was already in their seats when he got a call from ABC saying his show was suspended.

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Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert swapped war stories about finding out their shows were canceled

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Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert were set to appear on each other's shows.

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Late-night show hosts are sending a message to Trump: They'll be thorns in his side for as long as they can be

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The most prominent voices in late-night just aren't keeping quiet about President Donald Trump.

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James Dixon is about to be the busiest guy in late-night

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James Dixon.

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Stephen Colbert calls Jimmy Kimmel getting yanked off-air a 'blatant assault on the freedom of speech'

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"Well, you know what my community values are, buster? Freedom of speech," Stephen Colbert said in his opening monologue on Thursday.

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Stephen Colbert explains one of his big hangups about AI-created art

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Stephen Colbert attends the 36th Annual PaleyFest "An Evening with Stephen Colbert" at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Los Angeles.

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Meet Lady Sarah Rose Hanbury, a British noblewoman whose family has been linked to royals for generations

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Rose Hanbury, Prince William, and Kate Middleton at Houghton Hall in 2016.

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Stephen Colbert calls out Elon Musk over Don Lemon drama with a parody video of the Tesla CEO asking himself softball questions

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Stephen Colbert mocked how Elon Musk's X handled its deal with fellow TV personality Don Lemon.

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