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Comedian Adam Conover appeared on CNN on Tuesday and tore into its Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav over his astronomical compensation as members of the Writers Guild of America go on strike.

"What do you say to those that run this industry that say, 'Look, times are changing. We are not making as much money as we once did. This is not the golden era of television' — although some of this would argue the shows are great — what do you say to them?" anchor Sara Snider asked.

"So I point out the fact that David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, which is the parent company of the network I'm talking to you on right now, was paid $250 million last year. A quarter of a billion dollars!” Conover exclaimed. ...

Newly released court documents obtained by the Associated Press reveal that back in 2005, Bill Cosby testified that he purchased Quaaludes with the intention of drugging young women he wanted to have sex with. He also confessed to sedating at least one woman and "other people," according to his own testimony.