Stephen Colbert on Suspended CBS Executive: 'It Seemed Like Someone Was Protecting This Guy'

Never one to shy away from current events, Stephen Colbert has opened up about a damning CNN report that revealed CBS executive, Vincent "Vinnie" Favale was put on administrative leave.

The report stated that Favale used sexual and homophobic language in the workplace. What's more, multiple employees -- current and past -- have admitted they witnessed some of the behavior.

“An article came out on CNN today about an executive at CBS who used to be a liaison to this show,” Colbert said on Wednesday's installment of his series.

“He basically came with the building when I got this show, and he used to be around here a lot. About six months into this show, some of our employees said they were uncomfortable with some of the things that he said, so we took their complaints to HR," the host continued.

"They investigated, twice, but I don’t really know what, if anything, happened. It seemed like someone was protecting this guy. I don’t know who it was," he said.

"We eventually convinced the network to make a change. I’m grateful to CNN for writing this article because the press is not the enemy of the people,” Colbert continued.

“This is why you want a free press. This is why you want investigative journalism. It’s to make sure that government and companies and people are accountable for their actions.”

The allegations come just days after Brad Kern was fired from the network following the third investigation into misconduct on the set of NCIS: New Orleans.

The above allegations also came just weeks after CBS CEO left the network after a second wave serious sexual assault allegations were leveled against him.

Colbert did address the Les Moonves accusations at the time, and maintained that "accountability should be for everybody."

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