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Stephen Colbert had some choice words for U.S. President Donald Trump during Monday’s opening monologue on The Late Show, following the news of the show’s cancellation. The show will end in May 2026. “Over the weekend it sunk in that they’re killing off our show but they made one mistake: they left me alive,” Colbert said, looking directly into the camera.“And now for the next 10 months, the gloves are off. I can finally speak unvarnished truth to power and say what I really think about Donald Trump, starting right now.”Colbert said he doesn’t “care for” Trump, adding that he doesn’t think he has “the skill set to be president” and isn’t “a good fit.”The late-night host went on to read Trump’s post celebrating the decision to cancel the show on Truth Social last Friday, writing, “I absolut...

Known for his predominantly positive roles on television, Avinesh Rekhi is taking a darker turn with his portrayal of Muhammad Ghori in the historical series Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. The actor, who is playing an antagonist for the third time — after Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon and Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na — says the complexity of the role was too compelling to pass up. “I don’t focus on whether a role is the protagonist or antagonist, as long as I am playing a good character. This would be the third time I am playing an antagonist. I wanted to do something different and it [was possible here because] it has a lot of layers,” he says. Avinesh Rekhi  When it comes to depicting historical figures, authenticity and responsibility go hand in hand. “As an actor, since we are being ...

Bill Cosby has paid tribute to his Cosby Show on-screen son Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who drowned while on a family trip in Costa Rica on Sunday. Cosby’s spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt, told People that Warner’s tragic death “reminded him of the same call he received when his son died.” (Cosby’s son, Ennis Cosby, was murdered in 1997 during an attempted robbery on a Los Angeles freeway ramp as he tried to change a flat tire. He was 27.)Authorities said Warner’s official cause of death was asphyxia, caused when the body is deprived of oxygen. He died near Playa Cocles, a beach in Limon, Costa Rica, according to police, adding that the actor was caught by a strong current in the water and his body was found Sunday afternoon.Wyatt said Cosby’s son “played with Malcolm” and called the 54-year-old acto...