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David Letterman, who hosted “The Late Show” for decades before Stephen Colbert<\/a> took over, doesn\u2019t believe “lying weasels” at CBS are being truthful about why the program was canceled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS announced last year ahead of a long-planned merger that put CBS\u2019 parent company under new ownership that “The Late Show with\u00a0Stephen Colbert”\u00a0would be canceled, with its final episode set for May 21. CBS insisted it was “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night,” but many believe the decision was made to appease President Donald Trump and the FCC ahead of Skydance Media\u2019s acquisition of CBS parent company Paramount.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Letterman told The New York Times<\/a> he was in “disbelief” when learning the “The Late Show,” which Colbert took over from him in 2015, was canceled. Letterman admitted CBS doesn\u2019t “share the books” with him but feels the network hasn\u2019t been truthful about why the plug was pulled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“He was dumped because the people selling the network to Skydance said, \u2018Oh no, there\u2019s not going to be any trouble with that guy. We\u2019re going to take care of the show. We\u2019re just going to throw that into the deal. When will the ink on the check dry?\u2019 I\u2019m just going to go on record as saying: They\u2019re lying,” Letterman told the Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Let me just add one other thing,” he continued. “They\u2019re lying weasels.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

When reached for comment, CBS reiterated to the Times that it is a financial decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Letterman noted that “all of television seems to have been nicked by digital communication and streaming platforms,” and “TV may be not the money machine it once was,” but suggested CBS could have kept the show around anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“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?” Letterman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite speaking out, Letterman said he doesn\u2019t feel a sense of ownership of the show any longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Time has separated me from the genealogy of the show. On the other hand, if there\u2019s outrage to be directed at management, either real or imagined, I\u2019m all in. Let\u2019s go,” he said. “It\u2019s like driving by your old neighborhood and realizing that where you used to live, they\u2019re putting up an adult bookstore.”<\/p>\n

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Skydance did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The network will lease Colbert’s old time slot to Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed,” a comedy talk show. The programming move by CBS is a unique one \u2014 and perhaps lucrative \u2014 since Allen Media Group is the one footing the bill for airtime, not CBS.<\/p>\n

“They don\u2019t want to spend any money, so they\u2019re going to make money,” Letterman previously told Barbara Gaines<\/u><\/a>, a former producer on his program. “They charge Byron Allen some reasonable price. He sells all the advertising for his \u2018Comics Unleashed,\u2019 and it\u2019ll be, I think, 90 minutes or two hours of comics talking about funny stuff.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Alexander Hall contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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