Stephen Colbert thinks Julian Assange looks like a terrible roommate

"You don't bite the hand that feeds you, especially if it might feed you lobster in bed."
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Shannon Connellan
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Stephen Colbert thinks Julian Assange looks like a terrible roommate
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Reported details have emerged about Julian Assange's seven years within the Ecuadorian embassy, and Stephen Colbert reckons they make the Wikileaks founder look like quite the crappy roommate.

The Late Show host is not just talking about the embassy accusing Assange of spying on other countries from the building, and hacking the phone of President Lenin Moreno, either.

Aside from reports of Assange skateboarding inside at night, playing loud music, and schmearing ungodly things on the wall, Colbert took issue with him allegedly leaking a photo of Moreno eating lobster in bed.

"What the hell was Assange thinking?" said Colbert. "You don't bite the hand that feeds you, especially if it might feed you lobster in bed. But I'll say this: when you're in bed, it's much better to have lobster than crabs."

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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