Paramount, Skydance and National Amusement's talks with the FCC continued on Tuesday, with representatives from the three companies meeting with commissioner Olivia Trusty and her staff to tout the "significant public interest benefits" of their pending $8 billion merger.

Ahead of its merger with Paramount Global, Skydance told the FCC that it would complete a "comprehensive review” of CBS

Show' host's comments came shortly before it was announced that CBS has canceled 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'

The latest meeting comes after David Ellison spoke with the agency's chairman Brendan Carr about the pending $8 billion deal

Actress Sandra Oh condemned the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” during an appearance on the program Monday. “I am so sorry and properly outraged for the

Skydance CEO David Ellison told the FCC he wants “American storytelling” at Paramount while touting a new, “unbiased” editorial direction for CBS News.

President Donald Trump says his team is anticipating an additional $20 million payment from Paramount on top of the company's $16 million settlement of CBS' "60 Minutes" lawsuit. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday,

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he received CBS owner Paramount’s $16 million settlement in his lawsuit over “60 Minutes”—and suggested he could receive an unspecified additional $20 million from future owners Skydance Media—boasting about the payout as CBS faces criticism over that settlement and its decision to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.