Following the ouster of CBS CEO Leslie Moonves on Sunday, Late Show host Stephen Colbert addressed his community’s former boss’ departure.
Colbert wasted no time in addressing the Moonves problem. “Never a good sign when you’re the subject of a Ronan Farrow double-dip,” the host talked about of the exposes about his former boss.
“The article is extremely disturbing and I’m not surprised that’s it. Moonves is gone…for at least 9 months until he shows up for a set at the Comedy Cellar,” Colbert quipped, referencing Louis C.Ok.’s current return to stand-up on the New York City membership.
Moonves was ousted after a second report of sexual misconduct by one other six girls, reported by Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker, on Sunday morning. After his removing, Moonves issued a press release saying, “For the previous 24 years it has been an unbelievable privilege to steer CBS’ renaissance and transformation into a number one world media firm. The finest a part of this journey has been working alongside the devoted and proficient individuals on this firm. Together, we constructed CBS right into a vacation spot the place the most effective within the enterprise come to work and succeed.”
Colbert had beforehand addressed the claims towards Moonves once they first surfaced in July, saying, “I consider in accountability. Everybody believes in accountability till it’s their man, and make no mistake: Les Moonves is my man.”
This article initially appeared in THR.com.
