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Stephen Colbert's Late Show ends after controversial cancellation

Stephen Colbert hosted the finale of his top-rated show, "The Late Show," following its controversial cancellation by CBS. The host made light of the situation, joking about the pope being his guest before Paul McCartney appeared. The cancellation, which Colbert linked to his criticism of CBS's settlement with Donald Trump, was officially stated by CBS to be purely financial, though it coincided with Paramount's lobbying for its merger with Skydance Media. AI

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Stephen Colbert's Late Show ends after controversial cancellation

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 · Agence France-Presse ·

    Stephen Colbert hosts Late Show finale after controversial cancellation

    Paul McCartney led an all-star line-up for the final episode of The Late Show as frontman Stephen Colbert bowed out after broadcaster CBS cancelled his show as it courted US President Donald Trump. But one A-lister who eluded the comic to the end was the pope, whom Colbert, a dev…