Legendary late-night host David Letterman has labeled CBS and Skydance executives as “goons” following the controversial cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Letterman accused the network of political motivations behind the decision,

To the surprise of nobody, Letterman goes off on CBS, Paramount, Skydance, and all parties involved. Now, Letterman is not merely a fan of Colbert. CBS literally created "The Late Show" for Letterman back in 1993 when Jay Leno got "The Tonight Show." As such, this is his show, in a sense, being mothballed.

David Letterman unloaded on CBS and Skydance on Friday for cancelling “The Late Show,” which he launched 32 years ago, saying the network had mistreated his successor, Stephen Colbert. In an interview posted to his YouTube channel,