The Writers Guild of America called for Paramount to be investigated for bribery by the New York state attorney general following Thursday’s announcement that “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has been canceled.
In the statement, the labor union says it has “significant concerns” that the move may have been intended to bribe president Donald Trump into sanctioning Paramount’s pending acquisition by Skydance. Colbert is a frequent critic of Trump, having referred to Paramount’s recent $16 million settlement with the president as “a big fat bribe” only three days before the cancellation, and the WGA noted that the company could be “sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the
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