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Former Late Show host David Letterman is returning as one of Stephen Colbert's final guests.

Key Points

• Colbert will also reunite with Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers.

• The series is set to end on May 21.

They'reno pope, but these guys will do.

AsStephen Colbertprepares to say goodbye toThe Late Show, he's set to reunite with his predecessor and his former podcast cohosts.

Ahead of his final show on May 21, Colbert will kick off his second to last week on Monday, May 11, by welcoming fellow late-nights hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver, a.k.a. theStrike Force Five. During the 2023 WGA strike, Colbert and his colleagues came together for a 12-episode podcast series, with the proceeds going to their employees, who were out of work as their shows went dark.

Then, on May 14, Colbert will be joined by originalLate Showhost David Letterman, who passed the franchise on to Colbert upon his retirement in 2015.

Last summer,CBS announcedthe cancellation of Colbert's iteration and the end of the show's historic 33-year run. "We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retireThe Late Showfranchise at that time," the network said in a statement, adding that the surprising move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."

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Reports have suggested that the network was losing upward of $40 million a year on the production. Many skeptics, however, have pointed to Skydance Media acquiring Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, as a cause, saying the new leadership wanted to stay out of the crossfire of President Donald Trump.

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Letterman recently made headlines with his claim thatColbert was "dumped"so that he didn't make any more "trouble" for CBS. "I'm just going to go on record as saying: They're lying," Letterman declared in aNew York Timesinterview on Tuesday. "Let me just add one other thing... They're lying weasels."

In addition to Letterman and theStrike Force Fivecrew, the penultimate week ofLate Showguests will include Pedro Pascal, Billy Crystal, Ina Garten, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Tom Hanks.

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What's next for those aboard hantavirus cruise ship? 03:06

Three patients suspected ofhaving the hantaviruswere evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and were on their way to the Netherlands for medical care, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The three are German, Dutch and British nationals, including a British crew member, according to the WHO.

The rare outbreak of the virus has killed three people from the cruise.

The cruise operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said in astatementWednesday night that a medical aircraft carrying two of the patients landed in the Netherlands, and that a second aircraft is currently experiencing a delay. The person on the second aircraft is in stable condition. Oceanwide Expeditions didn't give details on the cause of the delay and said it would provide an update on the arrival as soon as possible.

The U.K. Health Security Agency confirmed in astatementWednesday that one British national had been evacuated from the cruise ship to receive care in the Netherlands. The UKHSA also said it's aware of two other people who were aboard the MV Hondius and have since independently returned to the U.K. Neither is currently reporting symptoms, and they've been advised to self-isolate, the agency said in its statement, adding: "The risk to the general public remains very low."

In the latest twist in the ordeal for the roughly 150 passengers, the Spanish government reaffirmed on Wednesday what it initially announced the previous day, saying the vessel would dock in the Canary Islands, despite the head of the local government rejecting the plan earlier in the day.

In its statement Wednesday night, Oceanwide Expeditions also confirmed that the cruise ship departed Cape Verde and is heading north en route to the Canary Islands, a trip which is expected to take three to four days.

The plan announced Tuesday, coordinated between the Spanish government and the WHO, had been for the ship to head to the Canary Islands for a "full investigation" and "full inspection" after the three patients were evacuated. But the leader of the archipelago's regional government, Fernando Clavijo, rejected the idea Wednesday morning, saying he had requested a meeting with Spain's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

In a social media post, Clavijo, a member of Spain's conservative political opposition, wrote: "The Canary Islands always acts with responsibility, but it cannot accept decisions taken behind the backs of the Canary Islands institutions and without sufficient information to the population."

At a later news conference, however, Spain's health minister Monica Garcia Gomez doubled down on the plan, saying the ship would dock at Granadilla on the Canary island of Tenerife, "within three days."

"A joint system for health assessment and evacuation will be put in place to repatriate all passengers, unless their medical condition prevents it," she told reporters.

On Wednesday, José Domingo Regalado, the mayor of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, rejected the arrival of the MV Hondius at the industrial and logistics port of the municipality, saying the move goes "against what is desired."

"What we ask is that action be taken, since they can be transferred to the nearest airport to their countries of origin so that they can quarantine and be treated by their health system if they require it. And also, especially, that the ship is disinfected on the high seas and not moved to a port where there is a local population nearby," he said.

Regarding Clavijo's earlier comments on the plan, Gomez said she had been in "constant contact" with Clavijo and that he would be involved in all meetings.

A flight that had been planned to evacuate the ship's doctor, who was showing symptoms, to the Canary Islands was canceled early Wednesday, a source close to the regional presidency told the French news agency AFP.

Spain's health ministryannounced laterthat the sick individuals would instead be treated in the Netherlands.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, acting director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in astatementWednesday night that the CDC has been "coordinating with domestic and international partners" since it learned of the outbreak.

The CDC was "preparing medical support" for all Americans aboard the cruise ship, Bhattacharya disclosed. Oceanwide Expeditions has said there are 17 American passengers still aboard the Hondius.

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Two Georgia residentswho werepassengers on the Hondius, but have since returned to Georgia, are being monitored but have shown no signs so far of infection, the Georgia Department of Health reported Wednesday.

"The safety and health of the affected American travelers is our number one goal," Bhattacharya said.

South African authorities confirmed on Wednesday that they had identified the so-calledAndes strain of the hantavirusin two people who had previously been on the cruise. The Andes strain, which is found primarily in Argentina and Chile, can be transmitted from human to human, unlike other strains of the virus.

Swiss authorities announced Wednesday that a man who previously traveled on the ship and returned home at the end of April hadalso tested positive for the Andes strainof the virus, adding that there was "currently no risk to the Swiss public."

The French Ministry of Health, meanwhile, told the country'sBFM TVnetwork a French "contact case" had been confirmed. The man is believed to have traveled on the same flight as one of the two patients evacuated to Johannesburg for treatment in late April.

There is currently one British national in intensive care in South Africa after being on the cruise, but the French authorities were likely referring to the other patient evacuated to Johannesburg, a 69-year-old Dutch woman who the WHO said got off the ship with "gastrointestinal symptoms" on April 24 and died two days later after her condition "deteriorated during a flight to Johannesburg."

That brings the total number of suspected or confirmed cases to nine, including three who have died, five confirmed as receiving treatment and the French man, about whom few details have been given.

Oceanwide Expeditions said two infectious disease specialists were heading Wednesday from the Netherlands to the cruise and would "remain with the vessel after its anticipated departure from Cape Verde."

The Dutch-flagged MV Hontius, a luxury cruise liner, left Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1. It has been anchored off Cape Verde, an island off Africa's west coast in the Atlantic, since Sunday.

Argentina's health ministry said in a statement Wednesday that it was reconstructing the itinerary of the Dutch couple, who had traveled through southern Argentina and Chile before the expedition. It will also conduct rodent capture and analysis in Ushuaia, the statement said.

So far, no cases associated with the outbreak had been identified in Argentina, the health ministry said.

Ann Lindstrand, the WHO representative in Cape Verde, told CBS News' Ramy Inocencio on Tuesday that there was no risk of a pandemic-level threat with the hantavirus given the low likelihood of human-to-human transmission.

Bhattacharya echoed that guidance Wednesday, saying that hantavirus "is not spread by people without symptoms, transmission requires close contact, and the risk to the American public is very low."

Spanish and Dutch authorities are "intensely discussing" what will happen next to the passengers on the ship, she said. They have been told to remain in their cabins as much as possible.

"If there is the need for a quarantine, that will be a decision of the health authorities in Spain or Holland at that point in time, with the close collaboration with the advice of WHO," Lindstrand said.

If needed, a quarantine could last as long as two months, since the incubation period for hantavirus is between one and eight weeks, she added, noting that "eight weeks is a horribly long time to be in quarantine."

Lindstrand said she was in contact with a volunteer doctor on the boat who told her the passengers were "coping surprisingly well," though they were anxious to know what their next port of call would be.

"We have heard from quite a few people on the boat," Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said Tuesday. "We just want you to know we are working with the ship's operators. We are working with the countries where you are from. We hear you. We know that you are scared."

Robin Williamsmay have been a comedy legend without parallel, but one of his most famous co-stars now admits it took her some time to warm to his sense of humor.

Appearing on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Wednesday,Sally Fieldreflected on her experience working with Williams on 1993’s “Mrs. Doubtfire.”

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Williams, she recalled, spent much of his time trying to get his co-stars to crack up while on the set, even if it sometimes meant breaking character.

“Everyone would laugh but me,” she said. “It drove him mad, actually, because I would never laugh, ever.”

The two-time Oscar winner offered a very simple explanation as to why she didn’t laugh.

“It just wasn’t funny,” she said, later adding, “Robin was always trying something different to make me laugh. It was so unfunny, I can’t begin to tell you.”

Watch a clip of Sally Field’s “Late Show” appearance below.

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Directed by Chris Columbus, “Mrs. Doubtfire” follows Daniel Hilliard (played by Williams), an out-of-work actor who loses custody of his three children after a messy divorce from his wife, Miranda (Field).

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The newly single dad calls on his brother, Frank (Harvey Fierstein), to help him create the alter ego of nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate, albeit comically presented, attempt to stay in his kids’ lives.

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Interestingly, Field went on to reveal that it was actuallyPierce Brosnan― who portrayed Miranda’s post-divorce love interest, Stuart ― who successfully made her laugh before Williams did.

“We were sitting at a table at the restaurant, and he made a fart noise on his arm, and I was gone,” she said.

As for Williams, he was understandably dismayed at Brosnan getting Field to break so easily.

“He said, ‘That’s all it took?’” Field quipped. “I had to leave for a minute. I laughed so hard, they had to redo my makeup.”

Williamsdiedin 2014 at age 63 in an apparent suicide. Last year, fellow “Mrs. Doubtfire” actor Matthew Lawrencerecalled the quiet bondhe shared with his late co-star, noting Williams would speak frankly about his experiences with drug and alcohol addiction during the time they worked together.

“He really quantified what it was to be a real artist for me in the sense that he was definitely, and I worked with some great people, and he was definitely the most brilliant artist I’ve ever worked with,” Lawrencetold Entertainment Weeklylast year. “But on top of that, he had the compassion, he had the humility, and he also had these things that he struggled with.”

Field returns to the small screen this week opposite Lewis Pullman in “Remarkably Bright Creatures.” The film adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s2022 bestselling novelhits Netflix Friday.

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KJ Apa has issued a blistering criticism of his look-alike, the outlandish TikTok star Mr. Fantasy.

Key Points

• In a dead-serious Instagram video, Apa claimed Mr. Fantasy has "completely and utterly stolen my image," calling the "Do Me Right" singer "a f---ing liar and a thief."

• Signs like matching tattoos and mutual collaborations with Riverdale stars like Lili Reinhardt and Camila Mendes, however, point to Apa, in fact, being Mr. Fantasy.

Will the real Mr. Fantasy please stand up?

RiverdalestarKJ Apatook toInstagramon Monday to share a furious video calling out the viral TikTok star for having "utterly stolen my image and misappropriated my image and my likeness."

Sure, Apa himself being behind Mr. Fantasy — indeedbeingMr. Fantasy — has been clear since the idiosyncratic entertainer's rise to fame in 2025. But fans of the meta-saga will know by now that Apa is utterly committed to the bit and always eager to muddy the waters separating himself from his (likely) alter ego.

"There has been something going on for a long time that I haven't addressed because I didn't even think it was worth addressing," Apa began Monday's dramatic video. "But now, because of how it has impacted my life personally, I feel like I have to talk about it... because it's hurting me and my career."

Mr. Fantasy has been releasing bizarre, high-intensity videos, visuals, and songs on hisYouTubeandTikTokaccounts for nearly a year now, with Apa denying any association all the while. But nothing has come closer to outing Apa as the oddball, Austin Powers-esque crooner than the video for his latest single, "Do Me Right," which debuted on April 30.

"There was recently a music video that was released that included a bunch of people who are really close to me by a guy who’s completely and utterly stolen my image, and misappropriated my image and my likeness, and I think we all know who we're talking about, and it's f---ed up," Apa explained. "It's f---ed up because I just lost on a huge job and can no longer go in for serious work because people think that I’m a joke because of this guy."

Apa threw up his hands: "I don't know what to do about it other than bring it here and do everything I can to protect myself, because it's completely f---ing disrespectful and completely wrong to do that." The actor insisted that he "can't just sit back and watch it happen and see my life, literally everything that I have worked hard for come to halt because of this f---ing idiot," who he proceeded to call "a f---ing liar and a thief."

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The video in question, directed, shot, and edited by the mysterious figure "John," whom Mr. Fantasy introduced to the, let's call it, Fantasy-verselast August, stars some of Apa's closest friends and collaborators.

Riverdalestars and@blondebrunetteredheadtrio Lili Reinhardt, Camila Mendes, and Madelaine Petsch all appear in "Do Me Right," which features Mr. Fantasy in full, flagrant off-putting mode singing about "sex on the beach" and wanting to "eat a peach" over a disco beat.

Why, Apa fans naturally asked themselves, would Reinhardt, Mendes, and Petsch all appear in the music video for a man whose face and voice strongly resemble Apa's, and whose tattoos identically match Apa's, but himself isn't Apa? Especially if the real Apa was sincerely vexed by the impersonator's impersonations.

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The video for "Do Me Right" also features stars like Dave Franco, Nick Jonas, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Zoey Deutch, Kiernan Shipka, and Rob Lowe.

Many of those featured in cameo roles left tongue-in-cheek comments on Apa's incensed post on Monday, with Derek Hough writing, "I hope you guys can find a middle ground," and Deutch noting, "I had no idea it was affecting your life like this."

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Detroit— After another long, sweaty slog, it finally was closing time for the Pistons. They’d led the Cavaliers by 18 but now were tied in the fourth quarter, and it was time to turn to … Daniss Jenkins?

Well, sure. The reserve guard on an incredible journey was ready because everyone is required to be ready on a Pistons team built on depth, defense and defiance. Jenkins embodies all of that, and displayed it just when it appeared the Pistons were letting the series opener slip away.

Many times it’s Cade Cunningham or Tobias Harris rescuing the Pistons. But many times it’s someone else, and the Pistons have lots of someone elses. Jenkins is among the most compelling, and he took over in the final three-plus minutes tolift the Pistons to a 111-101 victory in Game 1Tuesday night.

Unlike the Cavaliers, who are defined by their two-star backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and James Harden, the Pistons are defined by shifting roles and sharing moments. Before Jenkins helped the Pistons pull away from a 93-93 tie, it was Jalen Duren, who had struggled in the first round against Orlando.

Duren blocked a shot, grabbed the rebound and dunked. Then Duren grabbed a rebound and dunked. Then Duren grabbed a rebound and dunked. The three consecutive baskets came on passes from Cunningham, as the Pistons restored order and pulled ahead 99-93. The Little Caesars Arena crowd finally erupted, after a night of fits and spurts.

For the Cavs to win this series, they need Mitchell and Harden to score from everywhere, from 3-point range to the paint. For the Pistons to prevail, they need everyone to do a bit of everything. Their defensive game plan isn’t overly complex, always rooted in effort and tenacity. In this series, the intent is even more brutally succinct.

See dynamic Cavs guard. See other dynamic Cavs guard. Pester, poke and prod dynamic Cavs guards and divest them of the ball as often as possible. It was often enough, as Cleveland committed 20 turnovers that led to 31 points, which led to another recitation of their identity.

“That’s who we are defensively, that’s what our physicality does to people,” J.B. Bickerstaff said. “It puts them in tight spots. The aim is to wear you down as much as we possibly can. We want to put our body on you as much as we can, pick you up full court as much as we can. It’s about a series, not just one game. Can we force your legs to be a little bit heavy because we’re putting that weight on you, and see if we can wear you down over a series? It’s not easy.”

At its best, it’s not easy to beat, as the Orlando Magic discovered while heaving 23 consecutive random misses in the Pistons’ Game 7 victory. When the Pistons are rolling in waves, 10 deep with their bench, the energy is relentless.

Jenkins lit it early in this one, scoring six points in the first quarter and finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a game-high four steals. Six points and two rebounds came in the final three minutes. Unlikely difference-maker? Only if you haven’t paid attention all year.

Jenkins was an undrafted free-agent out of St. John’s and twice had to sign two-way contracts with the Pistons before earning a standard deal this season. He’s grown with each experience, and now is vital as a secondary ball-handler and creator alongside Cunningham.

Jenkins was over-amped and shaky in the first round, but in this game, he looked rejuvenated, playing 28-plus minutes. He was one of the principal pests, along with Ausar Thompson and Ron Holland, harassing Cleveland’s guards. Mitchell (23 points) and Harden (22 points) never got going, and shot a combined 5-for-17 from 3-point range.

“We knew this series, their best guys are their guards, and it’s going to be on us to take that matchup personal,” said Jenkins, who unabashedly takes all challenges personal. “If you look on the court, I guarantee everybody knows everybody out there, and I’m thinking, who am I gonna be? Guys look at, who’s that guy on the court? I always stay humble, but I’m trying to make a name for myself.”

Frankly, everyone on the Pistons is trying to make a name, in the franchise’s first trip to the second round in 18 years. The Pistons had lost 12 straight postseason games to Cleveland, but this Pistons team doesn’t resemble what it once was.

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Heck, they don’t resemble what they were a week ago, when they trailed the Magic 3-1. They’ve won four straight since, and it was important to see what we saw Tuesday night. Duren unfurled his power with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Holland saw his first significant action of the playoffs and was impactful. Harris scored at least 20 points for the sixth straight game. Duncan Robinson found his deep-shooting touch, 5-for-8 on 3s, and finished with 19 points.

“That’s been our identity all year, just getting energy from basically one through 11, 12, however many we play,” Robinson said. “I’m happy for (Jenkins), he’s been building for it all year. His journey is unique, and it takes somebody with a special will and character to have that story. He has unshakeable confidence for someone who’s been overlooked his whole career, and he just wears it as a chip.”

He played the chip hard on the Cavs’ guards, and they definitely felt it.

“They’re a really good defensive team, but at the end of the day, we still got to find a way to be productive,” Mitchell said. “Thompson’s a hell of a defender. So is Jenkins and all these guys.”

Mitchell committed three turnovers and Harden had seven, as the Pistons stuck to them like a sweaty T-shirt. They jumped right from the start, rolling to a 37-21 lead after the first quarter.

That was a point of emphasis, a learning moment from the previous series, when Orlando popped them in Game 1, setting up the treacherous trek. Harris has been irreplaceable, scoring points and setting tones, making sure the Pistons don’t take anything casually.

“Teams that go to a Game 7 usually relax in this type of game (in the opener),” Harris said. “We needed to keep that type of energy, that type of fuel. We have picked it up, and we seem a little bit more awake and alive.”

They put the opponent to sleep, making the Cavs look sloppy and disoriented for long stretches. But another lesson also played out, as the Pistons committed 12 turnovers and allowed the Cavs to tie it on three free throws by Harden with 5:28 left in the game.

This was a pretty good precursor for what’s expected to be another ugly series. At least, the Pistons hope they can keep it ugly. Much like eighth-seeded Orlando, No. 4 seed Cleveland was considered more dangerous than its record. The Cavs were viewed as a potential Eastern Conference heavyweight after trading for 11-time All-Star Harden in February.

There are all sorts of side angles here, in case any more juice is needed. Two years ago, the Cavs fired Bickerstaff after five seasons as their coach. He wanted nothing to do with the former team angle, or the new contract angle, as he just agreed to a long-term extension.

The only angles the Pistons care about are shooting angles, defensive angles in the passing lanes and rebounding angles. The opponent changes but the plan never does. Attack the ball and the boards, with whatever it takes, whoever it takes.

Bob.wojnowski@detroitnews.com

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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News:Daniss Jenkins helped the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers