I’d venture to guess it’s because Stewart making a point of stating he’s known CK for 30 years and willing to vouch for his stellar character.
They are both fools imho.
As far as I read Stewart said no such thing.
Discussing a topic does not translate into support. I just found the whole article an example of what Millenials consider “news.” If you say you are not aware of something they turn on you. Of course, they are all “experts.”