Watch Bruce Springsteen Rip the Ellisons and CBS on CBS
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Key Points:
- Bruce Springsteen appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's penultimate episode to perform his new protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" and voiced strong support for Colbert.
- Springsteen criticized CBS owners, particularly Larry and David Ellison, accusing them of caving to political pressure and undermining American freedoms.
- The cancellation of The Late Show in 2025 was officially described by CBS as a financial decision amid a tough late-night market, but many viewed it as politically motivated following the Trump-supporting Ellisons' takeover of CBS parent company Paramount.
- Springsteen praised Colbert as the first American to lose his show due to a president "who can’t take a joke," highlighting the political tensions surrounding the show's end.