Stephen Colbert didn’t go easy on Billy Bush

Vanity Fair

The Late Show host didn’t exactly grill Bush, but he did make him wince by replaying the Access Hollywood tape. As Laura Bradley notes, Colbert’s “Late Show audience, at least, didn’t seem fully on board with Bush’s apology tour, remaining largely somber during his appearance—even as Bush once more affirmed the truth of the tape, despite Trump recently suggesting the opposite.” Bush also told Colbert that Matt Lauer defended him to his Today bosses. ALSO: Colbert got big ratings from Bush's appearance.