""He [Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast," Colbert says. "Then I was told in some uncertain terms that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on.""
"As noted by Deadline, news interviews have long been exempt from this rule, with talk shows seemingly included under this umbrella. But in January, FCC Chair Brendan Carr issued new guidance suggesting late-night and daytime talk shows should comply with the rule as well. "If you're fake news, you're not going to qualify for the bona fide news exemption," Carr said at the time."
Network lawyers informed The Late Show that James Talarico could not appear on the broadcast and prohibited mentioning his absence. The interview was posted to YouTube instead. The network cited the FCC equal-time rule, which requires broadcast outlets to give competing political candidates equal time during elections, after FCC Chair Brendan Carr issued guidance suggesting late-night and daytime talk shows should comply. Deadline noted that news interviews have long been exempt from the rule. Paramount appointed Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief last year. The episode was described as part of efforts to silence televised criticism of former President Trump.
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