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Stephen Colbert has challenged a lawsuit made by CBS – the network that broadcasts his show – over his latest celebrity guest, Kristen Stewart.
Hollywood star Stewart appeared on the series on Tuesday (March 12) to talk about her role in the new thriller. love lies bleedingthe last movie Saint Maud director Rose Glass.
While on the show, the discussion turned to the controversial Rolling Stone cover, which drew criticism from more conservative commentators after its publication earlier this year.
Stewart appears on the cover of the March issue of the American music and culture publication, posing in a weight-lifting room with her hand on the jockstrap she is wearing.
Initiating a conversation about the critical reaction, Colbert noted that CBS, the network that broadcasts Late show with Stephen ColbertHe asked him not to show the magazine cover.
“Now, before we show this cover, I just want you and the public to know that I think it’s a perfectly lovely cover,” he said, adding, “CBS asked us not to show it. They thought it wouldn’t be a good idea for us to show this and I don’t understand why.
Defying the network’s orders, he showed the cover to the audience, stating: “There’s the cover, right there.” He then joked, “I mean you look better in a jockstrap than I do.”
Stephen Colbert Defied CBS Demands Over Kristen Stewart Magazine Cover
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Stewart, who said the cover “isn’t even remotely explicit,” called the controversy surrounding the cover “a little ironic,” explaining, “I feel like I’ve seen a lot of male pubic hair on the cover of things. I have seen many hands in pants and unbuttoned.
“I think there is a certain overt recognition of a female sexuality that has its own will in a way that is annoying to sexist and homophobic people.”
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Colbert said: “I’ve certainly seen more revealing covers on Rolling Stone either Sports Illustrated In fact, I think it also violates public expectations about female sexuality, unlike how you present it here.”
Stewart, agreeing with Colbert, responded: “Yes, because female sexuality is supposed to really want nothing more than to be possessed. And it feels like it sticks out in a way that could be annoying. But fuck you.”
love lies bleedingwhich follows the relationship between a reclusive gym manager, a crime family and an ambitious bodybuilder, is out now in the US but will be released in the UK on May 3.