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Scott Pelley fired from CBS after explosive 'Murdering 60 Minutes' clash with new boss
Scott Pelley is out at CBS News after a dramatic clash inside ‘60 Minutes,’ and the shake-up is getting uglier by the day. The veteran correspondent was terminated after CBS executives and Pelley reportedly concluded they could not find a way to work together following his tense confrontation with new executive producer Nick Bilton.

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Why these '60 Minutes' correspondents are staying after Scott Pelley fired
Longtime CBS correspondent Scott Pelley lived many workers' fantasy: Telling your boss off
What to Know About the Turmoil at ‘60 Minutes’
Scott Pelley, a longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent and a former anchor of “CBS Evening News,” was fired on Tuesday after a contentious staff meeting where he admonished management and criticized the ...

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Bari Weiss addresses Scott Pelley firing in CBS News staff call, says it's the ‘path that he chose’
Jimmy Kimmel Criticizes CBS for Firing Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes Over Trump Remarks
Tony Dokoupil Pays Tribute to Fired Colleague Scott Pelley on CBS Evening News: He 'Valued Truth at All Costs'
"When I started at CBS, Scott Pelley was in this very chair, and still doing a dozen stories a year for 60 Minutes. And amid all of that, still meeting every new correspondent to share his view of the...

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Scott Pelley Firing Deepens '60 Minutes' Crisis Amid CBS Turmoil
Jimmy Kimmel Calls CBS News Bosses ‘Trump Suck-Ups’ After Scott Pelley Exit

Remaining ‘60 Minutes’ correspondents say they’re staying

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim told colleagues Friday that they will stay with the embattled newsmagazine for one stark reason: “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”

’60 Minutes’ correspondents say they’ll stick with show

Three top correspondents at “60 Minutes” say they will stay with the program amid speculation about their futures as CBS News implements sweeping changes across the show and the network more broadly.

‘60 Minutes’ correspondents defend fired colleagues, say they will stay

Lesley Stahl, L. Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker also criticized their bosses, however, saying their colleagues were treated “shabbily.”

‘60 Minutes’ stars say they’ll ‘stay and fight’ for the show

Lesley Stahl and two other “60 Minutes” correspondents said Friday that they would remain in their posts, ending days of speculation.

Lesley Stahl Hires CAA Superagent, Holds Meeting With Bilton Amid '60 Minutes' Drama: Report

Amid the uncertainty, the journalist has hired top Creative Artists Agency agent Bryan Lourd to represent her, Puck reported Friday.

‘60 Minutes’ Stars Will Stay Because They Don’t Want Show to ‘Die’

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said on Friday in an email to the show’s staff that they had reached the decision after a period of “grieving” and frustration.

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Jon Wertheim to Stay at '60 Minutes'

They’re staying. Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said in a memo Friday that they would remain at “60 Minutes,” potentially calming the chaotic situation that has festered at the CBS News program since the ouster of top producers and three of the program’s correspondents.

WTF Is Happening at CBS and ‘60 Minutes’?

Longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was fired from the gold-standard program on Tuesday, in the latest sign of chaos at the iconic show.

‘60 Minutes’ Is a ‘Cage Full of Tigers.’ Can Nick Bilton Lead It?

The tech journalist and filmmaker was a surprise choice to lead a famously combative newsroom. His first week was chaos.