Former 60 Minutes Correspondent Signs With Talent Agency

Scott Pelley has signed with CAA weeks after leaving CBS News, the New York Post reported. CAA will represent him in all areas as he explores opportunities following his 37-year run at the network. The agency also represents another 60 Minutes correspondent. CAA confirmed the report when contacted by the New York Post.

The move comes as another figure from the network's recent changes, former 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens, is also planning his next steps. Breaker Media reported that Owens is shopping a memoir about his career at CBS News through a CAA literary agent.

Pelley has accused CBS News management of undermining the show's editorial independence since leaving the network. In a farewell statement after his dismissal, he alleged that executives attempted to inject falsehoods and bias into reporting and argued that Paramount's new ownership was weakening 60 Minutes.

Owens voiced similar concerns. In the memoir proposal, Owens describes Paramount's settlement of President Trump's lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris as perhaps the worst legal strategy ever employed by the worst-run media company in the history of America.

Owens, who resigned last year after saying corporate interference had made it impossible for him to preserve the editorial independence of 60 Minutes, also reportedly accuses Paramount of creating an internal spy ring that routinely circulated scripts and story plans to senior executives.

The New York Post has sought comment from Pelley, CAA, CBS News and Paramount.