In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom.

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.

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“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.

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…

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.

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.

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss is lying about everything that went down.

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

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.

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.

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…

The veteran journalist previously said editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is “murdering ‘60 Minutes.’”

CBS News has fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley

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

The veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent was fired on Tuesday by CBS News after a stormy meeting on Monday with incoming executive producer Nick Bilton.

Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley has released a lengthy statement after CBS News fired him on Tuesday, June 2, following a meeting with management.

Scott Pelley, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent, was fired from CBS News on Tuesday after criticizing Bari Weiss.

"Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc," said the veteran journalist as his 37-career with CBS News came to an end.

“Yesterday, you hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications, and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt."