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Stephen Colbert declares ‘gloves are off’ as cancelled Late Show host takes aim at Trump | Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert declares ‘gloves are off’ as cancelled Late Show host takes aim at Trump | Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert declared to Donald Trump that “the gloves are off” in his first broadcast since his Late Show was cancelled amid a political firestorm, as his fellow hosts lined up to defend him with Jon Stewart scathingly denouncing Paramount for trying to “censor and control” its hosts. Colbert, the top-rated late-night talk show host in the US, said last …

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“When Bob sensed I might refuse to appear, he took the gloves off.” For Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Bob Dylan, Live Aid was a case of bad vibes for a good cause

“When Bob sensed I might refuse to appear, he took the gloves off.” For Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Bob Dylan, Live Aid was a case of bad vibes for a good cause

Forty years ago on July 13, the Live Aid concerts kicked off at London’s Wembley Stadium with the British rock group Status Quo. Armed with Telecasters and described by organizer Bob Geldof as “ordinary blokes with long hair and denims,” the group opened the day’s festivities with the 12-bar rock of John Fogerty’s “Rockin’ All Over the World.” It sent …

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