SO. olbert said: “READ THE BOOK, BONDI!” — Colbert SHOCKS America on Live TV After reading Virginia Giuffre’s haunting memoir, Stephen Colbert’s voice broke as he praised her courage — then he turned to Pam Bondi: “You’ve spent years protecting the powerful — but the truth doesn’t stay buried.
What began as a quiet read turned into a moment of reckoning. Stephen Colbert, known for his sharp wit and political humor, was unexpectedly overcome with emotion after finishing Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, the posthumously released memoir of the late Virginia Giuffre — the survivor whose testimony helped expose Jeffrey Epstein’s global web of abuse.
According to those close to the Late Show host, Colbert read the book over a single weekend, and when he emerged, he was “shaken to the core.” The comedian, who has handled topics from war to scandal with trademark composure, reportedly called Nobody’s Girl “the most painful act of truth-telling I’ve ever read.”
Days later, Colbert released a public statement through his representatives — part reflection, part challenge.
“Virginia’s words remind us what real courage sounds like,” he wrote.
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“This isn’t about politics. It’s about human decency — and about the people who keep truth buried to protect the powerful.
But one line in particular set social media ablaze. Without naming names at first, Colbert criticized “those who once vowed to release the Epstein files, then went quiet when it mattered most.” Hours later, he clarified in an interview with The Atlantic that he was referring directly to Attorney General Pam Bondi, a vocal MAGA figure who previously claimed to have “the list” of Epstein associates.
“I would encourage Pam Bondi to read Nobody’s Girl,” Colbert said, his tone measured but unmistakably pointed.
