CBS Blocks Stephen Colbert from Airing James Talarico Interview Amidst Network Shake-Up

During a live broadcast of his show, Stephen Colbert revealed that CBS had blocked him from airing an interview with James Talarico, a Democratic representative from Texas, in what appears to be an attempt to distance itself from the controversy surrounding Anderson Cooper’s departure. According to sources close to the matter, the network’s lawyers directly instructed Colbert not to air the interview, prompting him to make the unprecedented move of releasing it on YouTube hours after news broke that Cooper would no longer serve as a 60 Minutes correspondent. The development has raised questions about CBS’s handling of high-profile guests and its efforts to maintain control over its programming schedule.