The sign for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has turned up on the roof of a restaurant.
The decorative lighting fixture was auctioned off in April after CBS pulled the plug on one of the longest-running late-night franchises in U.S. television. The decision was hailed as a victory by President Donald Trump, whose notoriously thin-skinned reaction to criticism has helped to inspire a crackdown against dissenting voices on mainstream TV.
Restaurateur Jeff Douek swooped in to purchase the sign for $102,100 before installing it on the rooftop of his WeHo Bistro in West Hollywood, California, this week. The sign is 12 feet long, 8 feet 6 inches high, and 9 inches deep.
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