Scott Pelley Leaves CBS After Criticizing Editorial Changes at 60 Minutes
CBS ended Scott Pelley's contract following a staff meeting in which the correspondent criticized editor in chief Bari Weiss and new executive producer Nick Bilton.
nbcnews.comCBS terminated Scott Pelley's contract with 60 Minutes after a dispute with the program's new executive producer, Nick Bilton. The termination followed an explosive staff meeting in which Pelley, a correspondent for the long-running Sunday news show, blasted both Bilton and CBS editor in chief Bari Weiss.
Pelley accused Weiss of “murdering” 60 Minutes during the meeting, according to The New York Times.
Bilton was appointed executive producer of 60 Minutes before the confrontation took place.
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