Colbert: Jeb Never Asked About Fundraising Off My First Show (Updated)

Published September 2, 2015 7:32pm ET



Comedian Stephen Colbert launches his version of The Late Show on CBS on September 8, and one of his first guests will be Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush. The Bush campaign was quick to turn the appearance into a fundraising opportunity. As the Associated Press reported, the campaign sent out an email to supporters asking for at least $3 to be entered into a contest to receive a ticket to the taping of Colbert’s show.

A CBS spokesman told the AP the contest was not coordinated with the network. At the time of the AP’s story, Colbert himself had not commented. But the former Comedy Central star has released a new web video calling out Bush’s campaign for launching the contest without asking Colbert first.

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