Former late-night host David Letterman slammed Paramount and CBS on Friday for their treatment of Stephen Colbert, suggesting the cancellation may be linked to avoiding trouble with Trump.

The late-night legend took aim at his former network home and David Ellison's media company, speculating that Colbert's show was canceled for political reasons.

Conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly said he predicted the demise of Stephen Colbert one day before the network canceled him and "The Late Show." CBS announced Colbert's cancellation on July 17, something O'Reilly predicted in a video apparently recorded earlier but posted to his YouTube channel on July 18.

David Letterman delivered a fiery rant against CBS and parent company Paramount for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” calling the decision “gutless” and “pure cowardice” as he labeled his successor a martyr of the network.

David Letterman took aim at his former employer, CBS, over the cancellation of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

"He's gonna make stuff, 'cause Stephen is a creator, and a genius, and his voice is pure and wonderful," Odenkirk says.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's $40 million annual losses led to its cancellation according to two liberal media columns, dismissing political motivations.

Marc Maron says his dream guest for his final episode of "WTF With Marc Maron" would be Barack Obama. The former president appeared on a previous episode of Maron's show back in June 2015. "If we could get President Obama back,