David Letterman is not letting CBS off easy.
The 79-year-old former late night host at the network spoke out in a new interview about the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Stephen‘s show will wrap up on May 21.
Originally, CBS said it was a “financial” decision to cancel the long-running program. David does not buy this.
David told the New York Times, “He 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?’ I’m just going to go on record as saying: They’re lying.”
“Let me just add one other thing. They’re lying weasels,” he continued.
He did note that “all of television seems to have been nicked by digital communication and streaming platforms…TV may be not the money machine it once was. On the other hand, what about the humanity for Stephen and the humanity of people who love him and the humanity for people who still enjoyed that 11:30 respite?”
CBS canceled two other TV shows this year as well, and we know the reasons why.
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