Jimmy Kimmel Curses Out CBS In Support of Stephen Colbert After ‘Late Show’ Cancellation

Jimmy Kimmel went after CBS with a no-holds-barred message after his pal Stephen Colbert introduced ‘The Late Present’ shall be ending in 2026 after 10 seasons on air.

The “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” host expressed his dismay with a colourful message on Instagram Thursday, writing … “Love you Stephen. F*** you and all of your Sheldons CBS.”

The speak present host seemingly referred to CBS’ “The Massive Bang Concept” and its spinoff, “Younger Sheldon” — two hit exhibits that starred the long-lasting character Sheldon Cooper.

CBS stated in an announcement Thursday ‘The Late Show’ will be retired in 2026 as a result of monetary causes, explaining … “That is purely a monetary choice towards a difficult backdrop in late evening. It’s not associated in any method to the present’s efficiency, content material or different issues taking place at Paramount.”

The timing is kind of coincidental, because the information got here simply after Stephen blasted CBS’ mother or father firm Paramount World’s $16 million settlement of Donald Trump‘s lawsuit over the enhancing of CBS Information’ “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris.

He known as the settlement a “a giant fats bribe” — reasoning Paramount World wants federal approval for a pending multibillion-dollar sale to the Hollywood studio Skydance.

Nevertheless, Stephen expressed no ailing emotions in direction of CBS or Paramount whereas addressing his upcoming departure on Thursday’s ‘Late Present’ episode.

He made certain to thank his band and 200 staffers, including … “We get to do that present for one another — day-after-day, all day. And I’ve had the pleasure and accountability of sharing what we do day-after-day with you in entrance of this digicam for the final 10 years.”

Stephen took over ‘The Late Present’ in 2015 after David Letterman led this system for greater than 20 years.