Whereas Colbert has been extremely crucial of Trump all through the years, he introduced his employer into the monologue in a giant means.
“As somebody who has at all times been a proud worker of this community, I am offended, and I do not know if something will ever restore my belief on this firm,” he declared.
Nonetheless, the comic stated his ache could be lessened if he acquired the identical deal, joking, “However simply taking a stab at it, I might say $16million would assist.”
The South Carolina native continued to hammer his community’s mother or father firm.
“Paramount is aware of they might have simply fought it as a result of, in their very own phrases, the lawsuit was utterly meritless.
“Not like the payoffs from ABC and Twitter, Paramount’s settlement didn’t embody an apology. As an alternative, the company launched an announcement the place they stated, ‘You could take our cash, however you’ll by no means take our dignity. You could, nonetheless, buy our dignity for the low, low value of $16million.'”
Colbert added: “I consider this type of difficult monetary settlement with a sitting authorities official has a technical identify in authorized circles: it is Huge Fats Bribe.”