• Colbert claims CBS lawyers barred him from airing interview with Texas Rep. James Talarico. • CBS allegedly cited FCC equal‑time rule and new guidance from Chair Brendan Carr. • Colbert was also told he could not mention the ban on his show. • CBS spokesperson Phil Gonzales denied the ban, citing policy and no attribution. • Talarico is campaigning for a Senate seat, making the interview politically relevant. • Colbert posted the interview on YouTube after the network blocked the broadcast.
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- The Late Show host Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked him from broadcasting an interview with James Talarico, a Democratic representative from Texas. During his opening monologue on Monday night, Colbert says the network’s lawyers told him in “no uncertain terms” that he couldn’t have Talarico on the show, forcing him to post the interview on YouTube instead, hours after news broke that Anderson Cooper is leaving his position at the network as a 60 Minutes correspondent. Stephen Colbert says CBS banned him from airing this James Talarico interview The network allegedly didn’t want to upset FCC c
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