CBS announced on Thursday that "The Late Show" and Stephen Colbert would end in 2026, but the timing, coincidental or not, comes as Paramount tries to sell itself to Skydance.

Skydance, the movie studio trying to buy CBS and Comedy Central parent company Paramount, appears eager to rid CBS of “a liberal taint.”

The Writers Guild of America wants Paramount investigated for bribery after news of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” being canceled. Variety reports said it has “significant concerns” that the move may have been a way to bribe president Donald Trump into sanctioning Paramount’s pending acquisition by Skydance.

The Writers Guild of America is calling on Attorney General Letitia James to explore the circumstances of CBS' decision to cancel “The Late Show with Show with Stephen Colbert."

Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.