Uber CEO Travis Kalanick just got heckled during taping of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'

Uber has faced many protests over its ride-hailing app, but this time, the protests came directly to the CEO.

During a taping of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick was interrupted by at least one protester in the upper balcony, according to several Business Insider reporters who were there and witnessed it.

The first time, the protester stood up during the taping and accused Kalanick of destroying the taxi industry jobs. Colbert let the protester speak for awhile, before saying that he had a question about that in his cue cards anyway.

Kalanick maintained that Uber pays better and offers more flexible hours that the taxi industry, an oft-repeated stance by the company.

Later, after Colbert did ask about "disruption" and potential negatives to Uber's business model, someone started yelling again and claimed everything Kalanick was saying was a lie.Colbert apologized for his audience in the end, saying there was a lot of "passion" around the issue in New York City. Because an emotional interview with Joe Biden ran long, it's unclear if the interview with Kalanick will run tonight as scheduled.Business Insider reached out to both Uber and CBS and will update if we hear back.

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