“Bought His Own Hype” - Bari Weiss Fired Scott Pelley After 60 Minutes Shake-Up
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🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley was reportedly fired by CBS News following a heated clash with network leadership over sweeping changes to the iconic news program. The controversy erupted after major staff cuts and the dismissal of several top producers and correspondents, with Pelley allegedly confronting CBS executives and criticizing editor-in-chief Bari Weiss during a tense internal meeting.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, Micah, what do you want now? |
| 0:03.0 | Roy, it's coming home, baby. |
| 0:06.0 | Can't you feel it? |
| 0:07.0 | The excitement, the group chats, the atmosphere. |
| 0:11.0 | Well... |
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| 0:14.0 | I've got a good feeling about this one, Roy. |
| 0:17.0 | The world's gone football! |
| 0:24.6 | Okay, Dan, a bit. |
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| 0:41.6 | We heard rumblings that the 60 Minutes host or reporter Scott Pelly, who's been with CBS since 89, was not too happy with some of the things that was taking place. |
| 0:42.6 | And apparently, if you look at the online numbers, you will see him making between |
| 0:46.9 | $5 to $7 million a year. |
| 0:50.0 | And so a story comes out that all of a sudden, Rob, do you have the letter that CBS gave to him? And then after giving the letter, you know, they're like, look, you come in here, you're not happy, you're making some noise, you're screaming at us, you're telling us what we're doing wrong. You're not following our vision of what we want to go next. Let's just make it easier for you. Guess what? You're fired and, you know, go do something else. |
| 1:11.9 | You don't have to be here. Go choose to do something else. Rob, while you're looking for the letter, maybe go back to that first video that you had. Go ahead, Rob. This is about Scott Pelly, one of the best known stars on 60 Minutes, really one of the best known journalists in America. And he's very directly challenging his bosses at CBS News today, creating a bit of a crisis internally. |
| 1:30.3 | Right now, it's about an... journalist in America and he's very directly challenging his bosses at CBS News today, creating |
| 1:28.9 | a bit of a crisis internally. |
| 1:30.3 | Right now, it's about an overhaul at 60 Minutes, the highest rated news magazine in the country. |
| 1:35.3 | Pelley's been a part of that program for decades, and he's claiming that CBS News editor-in-chief |
| 1:39.8 | Barry Weiss is trying to kill the show. |
| 1:42.6 | In a staff meeting earlier today, Pellie said, quote, |
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