Scott Pelley fired at CBS News after blowups with Bari Weiss, new '60 Minutes' producer
Scott Pelley is out at CBS News after nearly 40 years following his blowup with the network's editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and new "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton.
TL;DR
- Scott Pelley was fired from "60 Minutes" after a dispute with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and executive producer Nick Bilton.
- Pelley reportedly clashed with Bilton during an all-staff meeting, criticizing his qualifications and accusing Weiss of "murdering" the program.
- Pelley stated he was instructed to inject falsehoods and unverified assertions into a politically sensitive story, which he refused.
- The firings and changes come amid Paramount's potential merger and previous legal settlements involving Donald Trump.