Puck’sDylan Byerstold MS NOW’sAna Cabreraon Wednesday that60 Minutescould see a mass exodus of all “existing talent” on the show within the next few weeks.
During a discussion about the firing ofScott Pelleyafter the longtime CBS personality lobbed a number of insults at network editor-in-chiefBari Weissand newly-installed60 Minutesexecutive producerNick Biltonduring a show-wide staff meeting on Monday, Cabrera asked Byers to “Talk to us about just how striking both this firing is and to see it all play out so publicly.”
Well, it’s incredibly striking, and it comes on the heels, of course, not only of the firings ofSharyn AlfonsiandCecilia Vega, but also the departure ofAnderson Cooper. And no one has left the building at60 Minuteswithout some version of what Scott did, some sort of criticism toward the new management, and indeed the new ownership about the direction of the show. And Scott was only the most vocal among them.
And the real problem now for60 Minutesand for Bari Weiss is that he is being extremely vocal. As that statement you mentioned that he put out this morning, he is now accusing her of [INAUDIBLE] in their meeting. And it is very difficult to see how this new leadership is able to usher60 Minutesas it has existed in the past into the future. We only have three remaining correspondents there. I know that they currently are deliberating over what they are going to do. It’s very possible that we’re going to arrive at a moment here in a matter of weeks, if not days, where there is no existing talent left at60 Minutesand they are going to have to build this back up from scratch.
Weisstold her CBS colleagueson Wednesday that Pelley had “broken” the “foundation” of “trust and mutual respect” on Monday and that her team’s “attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back” were not successful.
Pelleysubsequently accusedWeiss of lying about the meeting she held with him, Bilton, and CBS News PresidentTom Cibrowskion Tuesday.
Source: Drudge Report
