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Veteran 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley reportedly unleashed a fiery critique of CBS News leadership at a staff meeting, slamming Bari Weiss as “murdering the show” and calling new exec producer Nick Bilton “slender qualifications.” Pelley accused Weiss of catastrophic changes to “CBS Evening News” and claimed she was brought in to destroy the program—despite Bilton’s defense and Weiss’s own credentials. While CBS insiders say leadership privately tried to reassure Pelley and retain him, his public outburst—met with staff applause over recent firings—has ignited controversy. Bilton, undeterred, cited his 25 years in journalism, while the memo promoting his appointment touted his “founder-like energy” and a new 21st-century vision for “60 Minutes.”

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