Stephen Colbert, the 61-year-old late-night maestro whose razor-sharp wit has skewered politics for 20 years on The Late Show, delivered a segment on November 7, 2025, that left audiences stunned and silent, as he tearfully honored the late Virginia Giuffre’s memoir while unleashing fury at Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for “keeping truth buried to protect the powerful.” The episode, viewed by 4.2 million, has sparked a national firestorm, with Colbert’s impassioned plea—”Read the book, Bondi!”—trending with 3.8 million posts, turning a book review into a clarion call for accountability in the Epstein scandal that continues to haunt America’s elite.

Giuffre, who died by suicide in February 2025 at 41, detailed her abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and allegations against figures like Prince Andrew in her posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl: The Untold Truth, released October 21, 2025, by HarperCollins. Colbert, holding the book aloft, his voice cracking, praised Giuffre’s “unimaginable courage” in exposing a “web of the wicked” that ensnared the powerful. “This isn’t just a story—it’s a scream from the grave,” he said, eyes glistening. The studio, usually alive with laughs, fell pin-drop quiet as Colbert read excerpts of Giuffre’s grooming at 15, her trafficking, and the “sealed secrets” she fought to unseal.

The pivot to Bondi was explosive. As Florida AG, Bondi received Epstein files in 2008 but allegedly delayed action amid donations from his circle. Colbert accused her of “burying truth to protect predators,” linking it to Trump’s 2025 pardon considerations for Epstein associates. “Pam Bondi, read the book!” Colbert thundered, slamming it on the desk. “You kept files locked while girls suffered—how do you sleep?” The rant, unscripted per insiders, referenced Bondi’s 2016 Trump support and 2025 DOJ role rumors.

Bondi’s office fired back: “Baseless attacks from a comedian—focus on facts.” But the backlash swelled: #ReadTheBookBondi trended with 2.1 million posts, petitions for file release hitting 500k signatures. Giuffre’s brother Sky Roberts tweeted, “Stephen said what we couldn’t—thank you.”

Colbert’s tribute, blending grief with grit, echoes his 2020 COVID monologues that boosted ratings 20%. “Virginia deserved justice—we all do,” he closed, voice steady. As Epstein files resurface, Colbert’s roar reminds us: Late-night isn’t just laughs—it’s lightning, striking where power hides.