CNN: Scott Pelley Has Been Fired by CBS News

BLITZER: “>Yeah. This is like an underwater earthquake at CBS News. It‘s not going to be visible on TV right away. But this is bound to have many ripple effects and maybe a legal battle. Scott Pelley has been a 60 minutes correspondent for more than two decades. And tonight he was fired by CBS News management one day after he erupted at a staff meeting and said that his current bosses are not qualified for their jobs. Pelley said yesterday that CBS News editor in chief barry Weiss is, quote, murdering 60 minutes by firing veteran staffers and hiring a former tech reporter named Nick bilton to run the show. Earlier today, pelley was called in for a meeting with bilton and Weiss. It‘s unclear what happened in the meeting, but a few hours later, in fact, just about a few minutes ago, pelley received a termination letter. And here‘s part of what it sayays. This letter from bilt says, quote, you hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt, bilton says he tried to find a way forward, but you made clear you‘re not interested in such a path. The letter says pelley, has been terminated for cause, which means there will probably be a legal battle. Pelley might lawyer up and try to sue CBS. We‘ll see what happens. This is incredibly.”

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CNN: Scott Pelley Has Been Fired by CBS News‘This is like an underwater earthquake at CBS News’News & PoliticsRUSH EXCERPT:BLITZER: “>Yeah. This is like an underwater earthquake at CBS News. It‘s not going to be visible on TV right away. But this is bound to have many ripple effects and maybe a legal battle. Scott Pelley has been a 60 minutes correspondent for more than two decades. And tonight he was fired by CBS News management one day after he erupted at a staff meeting and said that his current bosses are not qualified for their jobs. Pelley said yesterday that CBS News editor in chief barry Weiss is, quote, murdering 60 minutes by firing veteran staffers and hiring a former tech reporter named Nick bilton to run the show. Earlier today, pelley was called in for a meeting with bilton and Weiss. It‘s unclear what happened in the meeting, but a few hours later, in fact, just about a few minutes ago, pelley received a termination letter. And here‘s part of what it sayays. This letter from bilt says, quote, you hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt, bilton says he tried to find a way forward, but you made clear you‘re not interested in such a path. The letter says pelley, has been terminated for cause, which means there will probably be a legal battle. Pelley might lawyer up and try to sue CBS. We‘ll see what happens. This is incredibly.”Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview

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