(18 Sep 2025)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York – 18 September 2025
1. Wide exterior of The Ed Sullivan Theater
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrew Docktor, tourist from Chicago
"First of all, this is an issue of First Amendment rights, and it seems to be just pushed aside. And so we’re here to, fortunately, first of all we love Stephen, and we love the show, but also show our support to these people who are speaking what they want to, their opinion. And I think this is getting out of hand."
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Lou Stone and Michelle Stone, visitors from Texas"
Lou Stone: "It’s kind of scary, you know? Like, we’ve always had pretty much freedom of speech here."
Michelle Stone: "And it seems like that’s kind of going away."
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Elvin Miranda, visiting from Virginia
"I think it’s unfortunate, you know, it is definitely, I believe, wrong. It’s an attack on the First Amendment and freedom of speech, and I think that we’re going in the wrong direction in this country."
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Erin Dolan, visiting from Ohio:
"I do worry a little bit about it. It seemed like maybe the first time with Stephen Colbert that it was maybe an anomaly or a one-off but now it sure seems like this is the start of a pattern."
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Bridget Dolan, visiting from Seattle:
"It is not fair for people to be silenced so it’s just not something that I’m happy that’s happening."
7. Wide of street scene in front of The Ed Sullivan Theater
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