On October 12, 2025, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver aired a segment targeting Bari Weiss, newly appointed Editor-in-Chief of CBS News following Paramount’s acquisition of her outlet, The Free Press. Weiss confirmed she will remain CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Free Press while taking on her CBS role, a move Oliver called a “ billionaire takeover ” of an important newsroom. John Oliver slammed the deal as “alarming,” citing billionaire funding for The Free Pr...
