Jimmy Kimmel
‘F**ok You, CBS!!!’
Helps Stephen Colbert Over ‘Late Present’ Cancellation
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Jimmy Kimmel went after CBS with a no holds barred message after his pal Stephen Colbert introduced ‘The Late Present’ shall be ending in 2026 after 10 seasons on air.
The “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” host expressed his dismay with a colourful message on Instagram Thursday, writing … “Love you Stephen. F**ok you and all of your Sheldons CBS.”
Assertion from Jimmy Kimmel.
Jimmy and Stephen Colbert could also be on competing networks however their friendship is real.
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The discuss present host seemingly referred to CBS’ “The Huge Bang Principle” and its spinoff, “Younger Sheldon” — two hit exhibits that starred the enduring character Sheldon Cooper.
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CBS mentioned in a press release Thursday ‘The Late Present’ shall be retired in 2026 as a consequence of monetary causes, explaining … “That is purely a monetary choice towards a difficult backdrop in late evening. It’s not associated in any method to the present’s efficiency, content material or different issues occurring at Paramount.”
The timing is kind of coincidental, because the information got here simply after Stephen blasted CBS’ guardian firm Paramount International’s $16 million settlement of Donald Trump‘s lawsuit over the enhancing of CBS Information’ “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris.
He referred to as the settlement a “a giant fats bribe” — reasoning Paramount International wants federal approval for a pending multibillion-dollar sale to the Hollywood studio Skydance.
Nonetheless, Stephen expressed no in poor health emotions in the direction of CBS or Paramount whereas addressing his upcoming departure on Thursday’s ‘Late Present’ episode.
He made positive to thank his band and 200 staffers, including … “We get to do that present for one another — day-after-day, all day. And I’ve had the pleasure and accountability of sharing what we do day-after-day with you in entrance of this digital camera for the final 10 years.”
Stephen took over ‘The Late Present’ in 2015 after David Letterman led this system for greater than 20 years.
He mentioned Thursday he seems to be ahead to persevering with the present with the “standard gang of idiots for an additional 10 months.”
