Letterman unloads on 'lying weasels' who axed Colbert's 'Late Show'
David Letterman isn't mincing words about the end of "The Late Show."
The former late-night host, 79, spoke out against CBS' decision to cancel Stephen Colbert's show in an interview with The New York Times published Monday, May 5. Letterman, who hosted "The Late Show" before Colbert took over in 2015, shared his "disbelief" over the cancellation and said he doesn't believe the explanation that axing the show was a financial decision.
Letterman suggested Colbert "was dumped because the people selling the network to Skydance said, 'Oh no, there's not going to be any trouble with that guy. We're going to take care of the show. We're just going to throw that into the deal. When will the ink on the check dry?'"
He added to journalist Jason Zinoman, "I'm just going to go on record as saying: They're lying. Let me just add one other thing, Jason. They're lying weasels."
A CBS spokesperson responded to Letterman's comment by telling the Times that the cancellation of "The Late Show" was "unequivocally a financial decision."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/05/06/david-letterman-stephen-colbert-late-show-cancellation-cbs/89958533007/
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As of May 21st, CBS is dead to me.
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