I don’t watch CBS and had removed Paramount from my list of any streaming platform, the latter mostly due to seeing that the backers behind them were giving Trump a bribe. Well, Stephen Colbert called this out within the last few days
The moment Stephen Colbert said I don’t give a flying f**€k to Paramount and CBS.
— 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) July 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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and now CBS has not only fired him but got rid of the Late Show entirely.
Paramount Global agreed to pay $16 million to settle the lawsuit, which stemmed from a claim made by Trump that 60 Minutes unfairly edited a video with Harris to make her look better and bolster her election chances. CBS denied the claims and said that the edits were routine.
Paramount, which owns CBS, settled the suit and said that the money will go to Trump’s future presidential library and to pay his legal fees. It did not apologize or express regret. The deal was announced prior to a meeting with shareholders, according to the Associated Press.
It has been reported that the company sought to put the issue to bed. It seeks the approval from the Trump administration for the merger with Skydance.
News of the merger came in July 2024, when it was announced that the two companies would merge in a deal valued at $8 billion and form a new entity known as “Paramount Skydance Corporation.”
The transaction is ongoing and is expected to close on or before October.
The deal requires approval from the Federal Communications Commission, which is led by Brendan Carr, a Republican and Trump supporter.
Skydance was founded by David Ellison in 2006, and his father, Larry Ellison, co-founder of the Oracle Corporation, is also involved in the operation of the company. Larry Ellison is investing $6 billion into the merger and is putting up a majority stake in the deal, according to a 2024 report from The Hill. Both men are Trump supporters.
Note that the lawsuit Trump originally lodged had zip merit and should have been challenged, EXCEPT that Shari Redstone wanted something from Trump and was willing to use the lawsuit concession to give Trump money.
Paramount settled Trump's frivolous lawsuit against 60 Minutes. Stephen Colbert rightfully spoke out about it. Now he's getting fired. Reminder that Paramount needs approval from the FCC to be acquired by Skydance — a media company founded by the son of billionaire Trump-backer Larry Ellison.
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) July 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
— Writers Guild of America West (@wgawest.bsky.social) July 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Speaking of the Paramount, SkyDance, CBS bribes plus secret deal
Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.
— George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) July 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Secretary of Homeland Security on racial profiling by ICE: “That is not true… Don’t you dare ever say that again.” Who the f*ck does Kristi Noem think she is, addressing a legitimate question like that? It is true. Tom Homan admitted it. Noem is a liar.
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) July 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Stephen Colbert was right — this is a “big fat bribe.” www.npr.org/2025/07/02/n… Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS suit : NPR
— Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) July 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Nothing to see here
— Al (@alyrose.bsky.social) July 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Note that Fox edited Trump’s reply to exclude what he said exactly about Epstein
New today: "Top oversight Democrat sends letter to Fox News demanding answers on edits to Trump’s 2024 Epstein comments" Trump is getting $16M+ for his phony deceptive edit claims about the CBS/ Harris interview. Meanwhile, Fox did exactly what Trump accused CBS of doing. www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/m…
— @NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) (@newsjennifer.bsky.social) July 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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