Veteran CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley accused the network’s editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of trying to kill the venerable newsmagazine Monday.
Pelley, the former anchor of the CBS Evening News, made the comments in a fiery staff meeting with the show’s new executive producer Nick Bilton.
In the meeting, Bilton said that Weiss loves 60 Minutes, which is the most-watched news program in America, to which Pelley responded, “She’s murdering 60 Minutes. She does not love this place, she was brought in to kill it and is doing exactly that.”
A source familiar with CBS leadership’s thinking says that Weiss and Bilton see Pelley as an important contributor to the show, and had been trying to reach out to him since last Thursday’s moves.
The Guardian’s Jeremy Barr first reported details of the meeting, which The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
