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CBS News has confirmed that it fired veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley in the wake of a publicly disclosed clash with the show’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton.
A letter sent from Bilton to Pelley, which CBC News has seen, stated the veteran correspondent had “hijacked” Bilton’s first meeting with 60 Minutes staff a day earlier.
“Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you,” Bilton said in the letter, which informed Pelley that his employment is being terminated for cause “effective immediately.”
The meeting in question occurred on Monday morning and details soon leaked to media.
During the meeting, Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused Bilton of having “slender qualifications” for the job, according to reports.
Bilton’s appointment to the top job at 60 Minutes had only been announced last week.
Pelley had been reporting for 60 Minutes since 2004, according to a biography posted on the CBS News website.
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