Veteran 60 Minutes Correspondent Fired

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Scott Pelley has been fired.

60 minutes executive producer Nick Bolton wrote to Pelly, “your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear…And I have heard you…your employment with CBS is terminated for cause effective immediately.”

Pelley had previously had a contentious meeting with management.

#BREAK: CBS NEWS has terminated Scott Pelley’s contract. pic.twitter.com/vbXyX8PBBv

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) June 3, 2026

CNN reported:

CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, hours after a contentious meeting with management in response to his criticism of the newsmagazine’s new leadership.

“Despite yesterday’s misconduct, I had hoped that in sitting down