
On Mondayâs Late Show, Anthony Anderson addressed the online ire of jittery Black-ish fans unsettled by the ongoing, genuinely wrenching marital troubles of his Dre and Tracee Ellis Rossâ Bow Johnson. The animated Anderson seemed perversely delighted at the all-caps warnings from Black-ish viewers on his Instagram post of a scowling Dre, taunting Stephen Colbertâs equally vociferous audience about the Johnsonsâ unstable marriage. âWhat? 53 percent of all marriages end in divorce!,â Anderson shouted back at the crowdâs dismay, âI didnât make that up!â
Anderson and Colbert spent the first half of their interview chatting about the actorâs recent good(-ish) luck at this yearâs Kentucky Derby, where, apparently, Andersonâs goofing around distracted the woman at the betting window so much, an erroneous betting receipt cost him a ton of cash. After Colbert teased that Anderson has âstar of an ABC sitcom money,â Anderson admitted he really wanted the bigger payout because he was looking forward to trash-talking his Derby guest, Tina Knowles. âYou canât throw $642 at BeyoncĂŠâs mom!,â he exclaimed in mock disappointment. Pressing Anderson for some betting odds on the fate of Dre and Bowâs relationship, however, Colbert could only elicit the ominously noncommittal assessment, âI canât give anything away, but itâs still sad.â Tune in to the Black-ish season finale tomorrow at 9 p.m. Eastern, then join the A.V. Clubâs finale review for the sadness. Or not. Sounds like a maddeningly perilous coin flip there.