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Stephen Colbert takes dig at Paramount for silencing 'revolution' in Writers Guild Awards speech
Stephen Colbert received the Walter Bernstein Award for confronting social injustice and praised his 19 writers while criticizing Paramount amid The Late Show's cancellation and $40 million loss claim.
- At the Writers Guild of America Awards on March 9, 2026, Colbert used his speech to criticize Paramount while accepting the Walter Bernstein Award.
- The move came weeks before Paramount's Skydance merger approval and amid a $110 billion deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, CBS said the cancellation was 'purely financial'.
- He pulled out and wore a staff gag sweatshirt showing a McDonald's logo and the caption 'We suck dick now', then praised his 19 writers at the end of his speech.
- The Writers Guild asked New York's attorney general to investigate Paramount, and Colbert urged attendees to 'employ these lovely folks' as his staff faces job loss.
- Observers warned this episode highlights risks to editorial independence amid Paramount's merger activity and a $16 million settlement with Trump, underscoring broader political and corporate pressures.
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