EXCLUSIVE: STEPHEN COLBERT OFFERED TO TAKE PAY CUT TO SAVE ‘LATE SHOW’ — CBS CANCELLED IT ANYWAY
PLUS: TOM & ANA HEAT UP IN SPAIN — “THEY’RE NOT HIDING ANYMORE,” WHILE CHRIS MARTIN SHUTS DOWN KISS CAM AFTER SPOTTING SECRET CEO AFFAIR
EXCLUSIVE: CBS BETRAYED COLBERT — EVEN AFTER HE OFFERED A PAY CUT
Stephen Colbert begged to save The Late Show. CBS killed it anyway.
In a jaw-dropping move that’s left Hollywood fuming, CBS has pulled the plug on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — even after the beloved host offered to slash his own $15 million salary just to keep the show alive.
“He told them, ‘If it helps the crew, take it out of my paycheck,’” a top source tells #ShuterScoop. “Stephen wasn’t posturing — he was serious.”
Colbert, who inked a deal last year to stay through 2026, knew the writing was on the wall. Insiders say Paramount was bleeding cash, and late-night TV was on life support. But Colbert was willing to do anything to protect his team.
“He kept the show going through COVID, through the writers’ strike, and through constant executive drama,” says a longtime producer. “He gave CBS everything. They gave him a deadline.”
Just days before the cancellation bombshell dropped, Colbert publicly mocked CBS for spending $16 million to settle a Trump lawsuit — a dig that, sources say, didn’t sit well with execs. “Stephen thought loyalty mattered,” one insider says. “He offered them his money. They gave him a pink slip.”
The network claims the decision was purely financial. But Colbert’s camp isn’t buying it.
“This was personal,” a source close to the host insists. “They let him believe the show was safe — and then they blindsided him.”
The final episode will air in May 2026. Until then, Stephen Colbert will do what he’s always done: show up, crack a joke, and carry the weight of a network that just stabbed him in the back.
EXCLUSIVE: TOM & ANA HEAT UP IN SPAIN: “THEY’RE NOT HIDING ANYMORE!”
Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas aren’t playing coy anymore — they’re playing house… on a yacht in Spain.
Sources tell #ShuterScoop the Top Gun legend, 63, and the Knives Out stunner, 37, are in full-blown romantic mode after months of secret rendezvous. Now? “They’re inseparable,” whispers one insider. “And it’s getting serious.”
The pair were spotted soaking up the sun on a private boat off the coast of Menorca, sharing champagne, laughs — and matching hats. Cruise looked captivated as Ana lounged beside him in a breezy white dress, flashing her famous legs and a very knowing smile.
“They’re no longer pretending this is just professional,” says another source. “There’s real chemistry here.”
Their romance started with a so-called “business dinner” back in February. Since then: birthday celebrations, exclusive clubs, late-night getaways… and now, a Mediterranean escape that has fans convinced it’s love.
Even more eyebrow-raising? Katie Holmes, Tom’s ex-wife, recently liked a social media post about the couple’s growing relationship — timing that fans called “suspiciously shady.”
Could this be Cruise’s comeback in more ways than one? “He hasn’t looked this happy in years,” says the insider. “It’s not just a fling — it’s the real deal.”
EXCLUSIVE: CHRIS MARTIN HALTS KISS CAM AFTER CATCHING CEO AFFAIR — “I HOPE WE DIDN’T DO SOMETHING BAD”
A Coldplay concert just turned into the most uncomfortable HR meeting in America.
Frontman Chris Martin was mid-performance in Boston when the band’s kiss cam accidentally landed on Astronomer CEO Andy Byron — and his company’s HR chief Kristin Cabot.
“They looked way too cozy,” says one fan. And Chris noticed.
“Either they’re having an affair,” he quipped onstage, “or they’re just very shy.” Then, realizing the gravity: “Oh s--t… I hope we didn’t do something bad.”
Too late.
The moment, caught on jumbotron and blasted across social media, showed Cabot blushing and ducking while Byron bolted from the frame. Minutes later, Martin shut down the kiss cam entirely.
Fallout came fast: Byron’s wife wiped his name from her socials and disappeared from Facebook. The alleged lovers deleted LinkedIn ties to Astronomer. Insiders say the company is in meltdown mode.
“This was supposed to be a concert,” one source groaned. “Instead, Coldplay just blew up an office romance in front of 60,000 people.”
As HR scrambles, the internet’s dubbing it “Kiss Camageddon.”
One thing’s certain: some relationships don’t survive the spotlight.
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