“‘I Was 11 When My Mother Made Me Walk Out of Annie Hall — But I Never Stopped Loving Her.’ Stephen Colbert Stops The Late Show Mid-Broadcast in Tears, Revealing His Lost, Chaotic Interview With Diane Keaton After Her Sudden Death — and What He Shows Next Leaves the Entire Studio in Stunned Silence. ‘They Erased It — But I Couldn’t Let Her Disappear.’ This Weekend, America Lost One of Our Most Talented, Original, and Effortlessly Funny Icons — and Colbert’s Emotional Tribute Has Everyone Asking the Same Chilling Question! Stephen Colbert began softly — before stopping The Late Show mid-broadcast in one of the most emotional live moments of his career. Fighting back tears, Colbert aired a 2012 Colbert Report interview that CBS had quietly buried — a chaotic, unpredictable exchange that became both hilarious and eerily prophetic. But what sent viewers spiraling online was a chilling twist: in the clip, Keaton suddenly turned to Colbert mid-laugh and said, “Someday, you’ll remember this and cry.” As the rediscovered footage played, the studio fell silent. Colbert’s voice broke as he whispered, “They erased it — but I couldn’t let her disappear.” Within minutes, social media erupted — fans calling it “the most haunting moment ever aired on late-night TV. FULL EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE BELOW

Stephen Colbert joined in on memorializing the legend Diane Keaton on Monday night, after the actress unexpectedly died over the weekend at 79. To do so, the CBS host resurfaced an interview he did with her back on “The Colbert Report” in 2012, which had been taken down.

“This weekend, America lost one of our most talented, original and effortlessly funny actors, Diane Keaton,” he said somberly. “A lifelong fan, I have loved Diane Keaton ever since my mother made me walk out of ‘Annie Hall’ when I was 11.”

Colbert then recalled how, in 2012, his “Colbert Report” alter ego “had the honor of attempting to interview” her about her memoir. But apparently, Keaton wasn’t interested in discussing it at the time.

“It was so charmingly chaotic and one of my favorite interviews I have ever had the privilege of doing,” Colbert said. “And because, for reasons that are still unclear to me, the corporation has taken down all of my old show, in honor of Miss Keaton, I thought I would share it with you tonight.”

“I just want you to know I won’t be voting for you,” she replied bluntly.

When Colbert told her that broke his heart, she joked that she simply didn’t care how she hurt him, “at all.” Keaton added that the hug he gave her backstage was “too tight,” and she’d be bringing him up on charges.

As the conversation went on, Keaton largely did steer away from her book, just ribbing Colbert as much as possible.

In return, Keaton only really offered one detail: “This is the paperback version of ‘Then Again,’ and it’s coming out in the stores tomorrow.”