Earlier this month, Stephen Colbert referred to President Donald Trump as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “cock holster” in a fiery, if tongue-in-cheek, rant that instantly sparked controversy. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced May 19 that it had received over 5,700 complaints from viewers about the May 1 episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” with most condemning the host’s “cock holster” joke, Politico reports. Still, many pinpointed what they saw as the homophobia underlying Colbert’s words. Two days after the “cock holster” remark aired, Colbert himself addressed the controversy. Viewership of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has been boffo in recent weeks, CNN reports.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2017 19:50 UTC