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.

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.

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

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

“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,…

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

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.

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

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.