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Veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News on Tuesday after he clashed with new management of the long-running U.S. news show.

Veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News on Tuesday after he clashed with new management of the long-running U.S. news show.

Following a team-wide meeting with new executive producer Nick Bilton on Monday — who was hired last week, after his predecessor, two correspondents and other staff were fired by CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss — reports soon emerged that Pelley confronted Bilton about the dismissals.

Following a team-wide meeting with new executive producer Nick Bilton on Monday — who was hired last week, after his predecessor, two correspondents and other staff were fired by CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss — reports soon emerged that Pelley confronted Bilton about the dismissals.

According to a report in Status, which acquired a recording of the meeting, Bilton said Weiss "loves this institution," to which Pelley accused her of "murdering" the show. Pelley also accused Bilton and Weiss — who was not present at the meeting — of being underqualified for their roles.

According to a report in Status, which acquired a recording of the meeting, Bilton said Weiss "loves this institution," to which Pelley accused her of "murdering" the show. Pelley also accused Bilton and Weiss — who was not present at the meeting — of being underqualified for their roles.

Bilton is a former technology and culture reporter for the New York Times and Vanity Fair who went on to produce documentaries for Netflix and HBO. Weiss, a former New York Times columnist who went on to launch the Free Press, was <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/paramount-acquires-the-free-press-for-m-names-bari-weiss">placed at the helm of CBS in October</a> after it was purchased by David Ellison's Paramount.

Bilton is a former technology and culture reporter for the New York Times and Vanity Fair who went on to produce documentaries for Netflix and HBO. Weiss, a former New York Times columnist who went on to launch the Free Press, was placed at the helm of CBS in October after it was purchased by David Ellison's Paramount.

Pelley's termination was confirmed on Tuesday after a further meeting with Bilton, Weiss and other CBS management. According to a letter from Bilton, he accused Pelley of a "performative display of hostility" after the latter "hijacked" the meeting with "remarkable incivility and contempt."

Pelley's termination was confirmed on Tuesday after a further meeting with Bilton, Weiss and other CBS management. According to a letter from Bilton, he accused Pelley of a "performative display of hostility" after the latter "hijacked" the meeting with "remarkable incivility and contempt."

The 37-year veteran of CBS later released a statement in which he accused new ownership of "cruelly firing" his former colleagues "without cause," further alleging that management was attempting "to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration." He also accused them of instructing him to "inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story."

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The 37-year veteran of CBS later released a statement in which he accused new ownership of "cruelly firing" his former colleagues "without cause," further alleging that management was attempting "to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration." He also accused them of instructing him to "inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story."

While the appointment of Weiss to CBS was already raising question marks about the future of the broadcast, the firing of one of the organization's most decorated reporters only deepens the crisis and is likely to have long lasting reverberations. This could well trigger a broader exodus and be the end of '60 Minutes' as we know it.

While the appointment of Weiss to CBS was already raising question marks about the future of the broadcast, the firing of one of the organization's most decorated reporters only deepens the crisis and is likely to have long lasting reverberations. This could well trigger a broader exodus and be the end of '60 Minutes' as we know it.

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Pelley refused multiple attempts to privately talk with new management and instead chose to throw an undignified tantrum in the middle of a team-wide meeting in an attempt to delegitimatize them and preemptively tarnish their future decisions. The meeting was even recorded to be shared with the press and do maximum damage. All these sanctimonious reporters care about is burying Weiss' career, even if they bury '60 Minutes' with it.

Pelley refused multiple attempts to privately talk with new management and instead chose to throw an undignified tantrum in the middle of a team-wide meeting in an attempt to delegitimatize them and preemptively tarnish their future decisions. The meeting was even recorded to be shared with the press and do maximum damage. All these sanctimonious reporters care about is burying Weiss' career, even if they bury '60 Minutes' with it.

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