Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart slammed Paramount for making a deal with Trump, serving notice they won't be silenced by their parent company.

A second 90-day extension on Paramount Global’s proposed merger with David Ellison ’s Skydance Media was triggered yesterday (July 7), giving regulators, company executives and the Federal Communications Commission more time to finalize and agree on the deal’s terms.

The second extension of the Skydance Media merger follows Paramount’s $16million settlement with Donald Trump.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone alleged that the Paramount Global and Skydance Media merger is affecting their series 'South Park.'

Paramount Global, the parent of CBS and MTV, must clear one more big hurdle to complete its sale to independent film and TV producer David Ellison.