Stephen Colbert Bashes Own Network: Trump Settlement ‘Damaging to the Reputation’ of CBS

Sean James Nov 3rd, 2025, 11:47 am

Stephen Colbert took a swipe at his own network in a feature story in on Monday, with the host accusing Paramount of tarnishing CBS when it agreed to pay President Donald Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit earlier this year.

The only reason to do it, Colbert said, was to win brownie points from the president.

“It is self-evident that that is damaging to the reputation of the network, the corporation, and the news division,” Colbert said . “So it is unclear to me why anyone would do that other than to curry favor with a single individual.”

He also said Paramount’s own attorneys said the settlement was “completely without merit.”

Colbert’s comments echo

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