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How did Stephen Colbert injure his face?
No Fact Zone —
It’s the question of the day: What happened, what’s the real story behind Stephen’s shocking stitches, black eyes and other telltale signs of face violence? I initially assumed that he engaged in fisticuffs with these Godless Killing Machines but, like everyone else, I could only speculate.
Luckily for us, the very cool Videogum worked some connections to give us the real story:
What Really Happened To Stephen Colbert’s Face
So last night Stephen Colbert ...
Rumors swirling about Stephen Colbert and his face injury
No Fact Zone —
... Our friends over at Videogum have dished, quietly, that it’s possible that the face violence may have occurred on a boat. Or, you know, not. ...
Stephen Colbert's face: The real story (or not)
The Watcher —
... forehead. Could it be that Bill O'Reilly finally came after him with a baseball bat? Alas, I fear the truth -- or rather, the "truthiness" -- is more elusive than that.
My go-to source for all Colbert news, No Fact Zone, said they'd heard that Stephen blamed the injury on bad clams, though NFZ didn't appear to put too much stock in that story (stitches from bad clams? It sounds just a tiny big implausible).
NFZ also linked to a Colbert story at Videogum, which heard an even more shocking rumor! Which I suspect may just be a little ...
Don't Take Painkillers for Your Face, Stephen Colbert!
Videogum —
... It's just speculation, of course, but could he be taking prescribed painkillers for the damage done to his face in a rumored boating accident this weekend? As a country, we need Stephen to be in top form. Hopefully he'll downgrade to Advil soon. Painkillers are so Limbaugh-league. ...
