Colbert Calls Settlement Bribe Then CBS Blocks Interview

CBS lawyers literally called Stephen Colbert and told him he couldn't air his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico—and then told him he couldn't mention being told not to air it. The network cited an FCC equal-time rule that legal experts say doesn't even apply here, and conveniently this happened right after Colbert called their 16-million-dollar Trump settlement a bribe and days before an 8-billion-dollar merger that required FCC approval. The interview got posted to YouTube instead and pulled double Colbert's usual audience while the candidate raised 2.5 million dollars in 24 hours, so apparently censorship is a terrible marketing strategy.