CBS News Fires Scott Pelley From 60 Minutes After 1 Staff Meeting Blowup
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley From 60 Minutes After 1 Staff Meeting Blowup
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
Summary
Bari Weiss told staff Wednesday that CBS fired Scott Pelley after trust was broken at a Monday “60 Minutes” meeting, where he accused her of “murdering ‘60 Minutes’” and said Nick Bilton would never be welcome.
Tuesday evening brought Pelley's dismissal after, Weiss said, efforts to re-engage him failed; she called the split unwanted but unavoidable.
Pelley disputed that account in a Tuesday night interview, saying a meeting with Weiss, Bilton and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski turned hostile and showed little interest in his concerns about the show's future.
CBS News still has not issued an official public statement, leaving Weiss's internal remarks as the network's first detailed explanation of the firing.