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Stephen Colbert's finale prank cost CBS — and the money goes to charity: report
CBS Bought the Mess and Colbert Made Them Keep ItThe Real Power CenterThe source is a small corporate humiliation dressed up as a late-night prank. Stephen Colbert used the The Late Show finale to trigger a licensing problem, and CBS now has to pay an undisclosed amount to Lee Mendelson Film Productions, with the money routed to World Central Kitchen. That is the setup. The real story is not a comic bit. It is that CBS and its parent company created a political environment where money, approvals, and corporate discipline matter more than public consistency.Colbert is the visible antagonist…
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