r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Jul 18 '25

Soft Paywall Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation Is Exactly What It Looks Like | Mock a Trump bribe on Monday, get canceled by Thursday. The Late Show’s death reveals how billionaires and presidents are reshaping American media.

https://newrepublic.com/article/198120/stephen-colbert-cancellation-ellison-trump
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u/MrPantsyFlants Jul 18 '25

Dissent of any kind will not be tolerated citizen! I canceled Paramount plus this morning. I like Star Trek but not enough to support a company that capitulates so easily to fascists. Fuck Paramount

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u/Successful_Sign_6991 Jul 18 '25 edited Jul 18 '25

Who owns them to give such an order?

edit: looks like the Redstone family

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u/jaimi_wanders Jul 19 '25

Also Skydance of the planned merger is Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO and big Trump donor…

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u/Successful_Sign_6991 Jul 21 '25

Hes one of the players behind current events too.