NBC Miscasts CBS Ownership as Partisan Actor as Colbert Eulogies Begin
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NBC Miscasts CBS Ownership as Partisan Actor as Colbert Eulogies Begin

In an effort to cast Stephen Colbert as a martyr for free speech ahead of the imminent cancellation of The Late Show, NBC’s Sunday Today sought to cast the owner of CBS’s parent company as "a prominent Trump supporter.” Except that this isn’t true.  Watch as NBC entertainment correspondent Chloe Melas suggests that CBS is owned by MAGA, casts doubts on the financial rationale behind the cancellation of The Late Show, and then brings on a media critic to bolster her point of view: Fact Check: False. @ChloeMelas on #SundayToday @TodayShow: “CBS was recently acquired by Skydance Media, whose owner, David Ellison, is a prominent Trump supporter.” Reality: In 2024 Ellison donated $929,000 to the Biden Victory Fund. Per https://t.co/LLxw1n8uWm: “David Ellison’s… pic.twitter.com/gka7P0T0fZ — Brent Baker