David Letterman is not buying CBS’s explanation for canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In a new interview with The New York Times, the former late?night host said he believes the network’s claim that the decision was purely financial is false — calling CBS executives “lying weasels.” Letterman suggested the show was cut to smooth CBS’s sale to Skydance, saying the network wanted to signal that Colbert wouldn’t be an issue during the deal. He emphasized he has no access to CBS’s financial books but still finds the official reasoning hard to believe. He also expressed “disbelief” that the show he originally launched was being shut down, noting that while TV revenue has been hit by digital platforms, the network should still consider “the humanity” of Colbert and the millions who relied on that nightly 11:30 escape. CBS has maintained the cancellation was a business decision, and Colbert himself addressed that explanation on air. The Late Show ends May 21, with Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed