De Niro Mocks Trump's Unreleased Epstein Files on Colbert
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- Robert De Niro appeared on Stephen Colbert's penultimate episode of "The Late Show," answering a number-guessing game with "two and a half million" — framed as the count of Epstein files Trump still hasn't released
- Stephen Colbert's penultimate episode used a rotating cast of celebrity hosts including Aubrey Plaza and Martha Stewart, who asked Colbert questions while he sat on the guest sofa
- De Niro's Epstein files quip drew great applause from the studio audience and from Colbert, per the article
- Meryl Streep and Ethan Hawke were the only two prior guests to guess the correct number (three), with Hawke immediately identifying it before anyone said it aloud
- Colbert's farewell run has featured Obama, Tom Hanks, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, and David Letterman, who threw furniture off the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater with his successor
- Variety describes De Niro as an "Oscar-winning acting legend" and "certified Trump hater," framing the appearance as another chapter in his public antagonism of the president
Why it matters: Colbert is converting his final Late Show stretch into a parade of marquee guests, and De Niro used the platform to deliver a pointed Trump jab that landed with the in-studio audience. The choice to spend a penultimate-night slot on a celebrity known for political combat signals that Colbert's farewell run is leaning into cultural confrontation rather than nostalgia alone.
