Jimmy Kimmel addressed the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show in a blistering takedown, making sure to call attention to the obvious “lies” CBS told about ending “The Late Show” next year.
Kimmel appeared on Ted Danson’s podcast, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” on Tuesday, and said that people will likely never know the full story of why Colbert’s show was canceled ― but he has some thoughts.
Danson asked if the move by Paramount, which owns CBS, was a case of “quid pro quo” — in which the company sacked a prominent Trump critic in exchange for securing the go-ahead from the Trump administration for its merger plans.
“We don’t know for sure,” Kimmel said. “What I do know for sure is that some of the information that has been released by the people who let him go can’t possibly be true. There’s no way he’s losing $40 million a year.”
“There’s no way it’s even close to that,” the late night show host added. “I know how finances of late night television shows work, and it’s just ridiculous. It doesn’t make any sense at all.”
