Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleScott Pelley, a long-serving presenter for CBS News’s 60 Minutes, reportedly lashed out at editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and new executive producer Nick Bilton during a staff meeting.Pelley accused Weiss of 'murdering' 60 Minutes and stated she was brought in to 'kill it,' also questioning Bilton's 'slender' qualifications for his new role.The heated meeting was held to introduce Bilton, who joins after his predecessor and other staff were fired last week amid ongoing tensions at the network.Weiss's tenure as editor-in-chief, appointed by tech billionaire David Ellison, has been marked by controversy, including accusations of shifting the network's editorial stance to the right and internal feuds.Discontent previously arose when Weiss ordered the temporary spiking of a 60 Minutes segment concerning conditions at a mega-prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration deported migrants.In fullCBS News boss Bari Weiss accused of ‘murdering’ 60 Minutes by correspondent Scott PelleyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Pelley, who has been at CBS for more than two decades, reportedly railed against the new executive producer of "60 Minutes" in a tense staff meeting Monday.

Correspondent Scott Pelley confronted the show’s new executive producer in a contentious staff meeting.

Pelley reportedly rebuked CBS ousting show’s executive producer, executive editor and two top correspondents

Scott Pelley Lashes Out at New '60 Minutes' Boss, But CBS News Still Hopes He'll Stay

The meeting, with new EP Nick Bilton, was meant to introduce the show's staff to their new boss. CBS still wants to keep Pelley in the fold.

Reports say Scott Pelley has accused CBS head Bari Weiss of "murdering" the hugely successful “60 Minutes.”

“She’s murdering '60 Minutes,’" the veteran journalist said of CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss.

“She’s murdering ‘60 Minutes,’” the veteran journalist said of CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.

CBS News management faced a fresh crisis on Monday after legendary “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley accused the network’s editor in chief Bari Weiss of trying to “kill” the…

Reports say Scott Pelley has accused CBS head Bari Weiss of "murdering" the hugely successful “60 Minutes.”

NEW YORK (AP) — In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS’s top-rated “60 Minutes,” correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss of “murdering the show” and

Veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley passionately confronted CBS News' right-wing editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, over the recent firings of journalists, accusing her of…

“She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that,” the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent said of his boss at a heated meeting on Monday, according to a source.

In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS’s top-rated 60 Minutes, correspondent Scott Pelley also accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job,…

Pelley’s ouster is the latest in a series controversies at CBS News since the network’s owners hired Bari Weiss to take over as Editor-in-Chief last year.

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Anchor reportedly lashes out at new executive producer following months of upheaval at top news show

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Nick Bilton, the new executive producer of the venerable newsmagazine, started making the rounds a day after Pelley accused CBS News’ leaders of “murdering” the show.

Pelley’s ouster is the latest in a series of controversies at CBS News since the network’s owners hired Bari Weiss to take over as editor-in-chief last year.