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Writers Guild Calls for Probe of Paramount’s Cancellation of Stephen Colbert Show

HeadlineJul 21, 2025

In other media news, the Writers Guild of America is urging New York officials to investigate Paramount’s decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s late-night show on CBS. Colbert’s show was canceled just days after he called out Paramount for agreeing to pay Donald Trump $16 million to settle Trump’s lawsuit against CBS’s “60 Minutes.”

In a statement, the Writers Guild said, “Given Paramount’s recent capitulation to President Trump in the CBS News lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has significant concerns that The Late Show’s cancellation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump administration as the company looks for merger approval.”

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