CBS Wants Stephen Colbert out the Door Immediately

Hey, folks, filling in for Lainey tonight while she’s under the weather. Let’s wish her well! During the special podcast episode of Strike Force Five, Stephen Colbert revealed that CBS is making sure their parting is on the very worst of terms. Specifically, his staff stops getting paid right after the final episode airs and everyone has to clear out of the building immediately. (Daily Beast)

Taylor Swift has been going out a lot more lately. (Lainey Gossip)

Add Demi Moore to the AI list. (Celebitchy)

That creepy school chief from Oklahoma is getting divorced. Can’t image why. (Wonkette)

From Lindsay: The co-founder of e.l.f. gave away his fortune to become a priest. (Yahoo)

Hayden Panettiere did not “just give up” her daughter. (Vulture)

Spencer Pratt told people that he’s been living out of a trailer. Surprise! He’s been staying at the Hotel Bel-Air, and there’s no way he has that kind of money. Who’s footing that bill? (TMZ)

Today I learned Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Cuomo are BFFs. (Mediaite)

Elon Musk lied about quitting politics? I’m shocked. (Gizmodo)

We’re getting a Grown Ups 3. Godd*mmit. (The Wrap)

Initially denesteak was taken aback by the lack of quotation marks in Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo, but she sank into it after a few pages. “The internal justifications and the outward lies bleed together, intertwining to the point where it becomes hard to differentiate the truth.” Which books do you recommend as interesting explorations of grief? (Cannonball Read 18)