"The Late Show was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico. The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled. The Late Show decided to present the interview through its YouTube channel with on-air promotion on the broadcast rather than potentially providing the equal-time options."
"I don't know what this is about. For the record, I'm not even mad. I really don't want an adversarial relationship with the network,"
"I'm just so surprised that this giant global corporation would not stand up to these bullies. Come on, you're Paramount. No, no. You're more than that: you're Paramount Plus. Plus what? I guess we're all going to find out pretty soon."
CBS stated that The Late Show was not prohibited from airing an interview with Rep. James Talarico and that legal guidance warned the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett. CBS said it presented options for fulfilling equal-time obligations and that The Late Show chose to present the interview via YouTube with on-air promotion instead of providing equal-time options. Stephen Colbert said he was not consulted about the network statement, mocked its wording, noted prior appearances by Jasmine Crockett, and said his script had been approved by CBS lawyers.
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