The veteran journalist “can smell a fraud from a mile away,” Bill Owens said of Pelley while criticizing the network’s hiring of Nick Bilton and Bari Weiss.

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

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

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

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

New 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton pushed back after veteran correspondent Scott Pelley challenged him.

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,…

Nick Bilton, the new Executive Producer of 60 Minutes, fired longtime correspondent Scott Pelley following a contentious staff meeting on Monday.

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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.

Bill Owens. former '60 Minutes' chief, alleged Monday evening that 'partisans and ideologues' work at CBS News and were undermining the newsmagazine

The veteran journalist “can smell a fraud from a mile away,” Bill Owens said of Pelley while criticizing the network’s hiring of Nick Bilton and Bari Weiss.

The veteran journalist “can smell a fraud from a mile away,” Bill Owens said of Pelley while criticizing the network’s hiring of Nick Bilton and Bari Weiss.

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.

The long-time “60 Minutes” correspondent and former CBS anchor was fired on Tuesday after clashing with CBS News’ leadership over the firing of his colleagues.

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.

Scott Pelley's firing is the latest shock to hit "60 Minutes." A past conversation with me reveals how he viewed the show's enduring importance.

The 60 Minutes correspondent was fired after he dared criticize the new leadership at CBS.

CBS News has fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley. It came a day after he allegedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new…