Colbert Interviewed Oliver Stone And Apparently Things Were A Lot Testier Than We Saw
NY Post- Oliver Stone started a “cringe-worthy” fight about Israel with Stephen Colbert on the latter’s CBS show that never made it on-air.
The audience member explained that as Colbert pressed Oscar winner Stone — who was promoting his new Vladimir Putin Showtime series, “The Putin Interviews” — on his apparent sympathy for the Russian president in spite of claims about Russian interference in the US election, Stone, at a disadvantage, tried to shift the talk to Israel.
The source said they “watched from behind [their] hands” as Stone said words to the effect of: “Israel had far more involvement in the US election than Russia.”
The “Platoon” director further challenged Colbert by saying, “Why don’t you ask me about that?” — but we’re told that the host shot back, “I’ll ask you about that when you make a documentary about Israel!”
Meanwhile, the parts of the discussion that did make it to air Monday night were called “fiery,” “tense” and “bizarre” by critics.
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The tête-á-tête seemed to go off the rails when the audience groaned with incredulity as Stone swooned about Putin, “He’s been through a lot. He’s been insulted and abused .?.?. abused in the press, in the media.”
They cheered when Colbert said, “Anything about him negative that you found? Anything? Anything?” Colbert also asked, “What do you say to the people who will say this is a fawning interview of a brutal dictator?”
This, folks, is exactly the reason that Colbert is beating Fallon in the ratings. These late night hosts need to be unafraid to ask questions that might make their guests uncomfortable. Colbert can be very funny, but he also knows when to set aside the goofiness because a serious interview would be more interesting, and he does this so well because he’s so smart.
Oliver Stone has been making a doc about Putin for 2 years and it sounds like he became a bit of a fan of old Vlad. A little Stockholm Syndrome set in. Honestly, I’m sure the same thing would happen to anyone: you spend 2 years in close proximity to someone, focusing all your time and research on that person, it’s very hard not to start seeing their side of things. However, once the project is wrapped, you need to come back to reality. Yoohooo, Oliver! Snap out of it buddy!
Saying that Israel influenced the election more than Russia is a hail mary. That’s when you know you’ve lost the audience and you just whip out your dick and start smashing it with a hammer. You’re just hurting yourself, bud, and Colbert wasn’t having any of it. I really wish there were footage of that exchange but what we did get to see was pretty tense. Had it been Fallon, they’d have smashed eggs on their head while playing battleship or ridden tricycles through the studio while playing harmonicas.