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‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Fired by CBS News

The Wall Street Journal · Isabella Simonetti · last updated

Pelley’s exit comes after he made comments critical of Editor in Chief Bari Weiss

Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News a day after taking aim at Editor in Chief Bari Weiss’s leadership, the latest turmoil at one of America’s most storied news shows.

Pelley interrupted new executive producer Nick Bilton during introductory remarks at a “60 Minutes” staff meeting Monday, according to people in attendance. The correspondent accused Weiss, who wasn’t present, of “murdering” the show and questioned Bilton’s qualifications for the executive producer role. Bilton hasn’t led a weekly TV news show before.

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