60 Minutes correspondent fired after clashing with bosses over US show
Scott Pelley terminated after accusing CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ the prime-time show
CBS News has terminated the contract of 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, two sources at the network said on Tuesday, joining more than half a dozen departures in recent weeks.
“Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you,” the show’s executive producer, Nick Bilton, wrote in a Tuesday email to Pelley that was seen by Reuters.
“I therefore write on behalf of CBS News, Inc. (“CBS”) to inform you that your employment with CBS is terminated for cause effective immediately.”
Pelley did not immediately respond when reached for comment.
His termination from the network came amid media reports that he accused CBS News’ editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” 60 Minutes.
In a note to the show’s staff, which was seen by Reuters, Bilton said the network had parted ways with Pelley and acknowledged “the great deal of change in a very short time” at 60 Minutes.