VIDEO: Stephen Colbert rips Pitchfork a new one, swears Daft Punk really bailed

Yesterday, Stephen Colbert won the Internet when the clips from his Tuesday episode were posted online. The Tuesday show centered around Colbert's annual StePhest Colbchella special, which was supposed to be headlined by a performance from French robots Daft Punk.

But, when it was revealed to Colbert that Daft Punk would be no-showing because of an exclusive agreement to appear on MTV as a surprise act at this month's VMAs, Colbert called in a few favors and had Robin Thicke come in and perform his massive hit "Blurred Lines."

Colbert also had help from friends like Hugh Laurie, Jimmy Fallon, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges, who all lent a hand for the host's lip dub rendition of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky."

Well, as Colbert was busy winning the Internet on Wednesday, the folks over at Pitchfork called him out, speculating that the whole episode might have been a ruse to promote fellow Viacom network MTV.

This could mean that Thicke's performance was part of an elaborate ruse and that the band never intended to perform on 'The Colbert Report' in the first place. Perhaps it was a cross-promotional method of advertising Daft Punk's appearance on the VMAs. It could also mean that Thicke was taped as a safeguard in case the band fell through.

Stephen Colbert (unsurprisingly) caught wind of Pitchfork's speculation and proceeded to rip the indie music site a new one during his Wednesday episode.

Ugh, what a load off. I mean, the guilt was killing me. And, now that I've come clean, I can just do what I love... promote the VMAs. Once again, the VMAs will appear on the Oprah Winfrey Network, September 5th at 3 a.m. directly following the premiere of Hysterectomy Horrors with host Lou Diamond Phillips.