CBS settles with ‘Peanuts’ music owner after Stephen Colbert’s lawsuit gag: ‘I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!’
Media CBS settles with ‘Peanuts’ music owner after Stephen Colbert’s lawsuit gag: ‘I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!’ By Taylor Herzlich Published June 17, 2026, 2:39 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Stephen Colbert taunted the network with a gag about getting sued during his last episode.
- ▪Media CBS settles with ‘Peanuts’ music owner after Stephen Colbert’s lawsuit gag: ‘I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!’ By Taylor Herzlich Published June 17, 2026, 2:39 p.m.
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Media CBS settles with ‘Peanuts’ music owner after Stephen Colbert’s lawsuit gag: ‘I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!’ By Taylor Herzlich Published June 17, 2026, 2:39 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google CBS has reached a settlement with the owner of iconic “Peanuts” music, about a month after former late-night host Stephen Colbert taunted the network with a gag about getting sued – saying “I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!” Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc., which owns the music catalog of late jazz artist Vince Guaraldi, announced Tuesday that it has struck an agreement with CBS for the use of the “Peanuts” song “Linus and Lucy” in the May 21 finale of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The group said proceeds from…
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