Scott Pelley says he was accused of physical abuse before 60 Minutes firing
Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley said he was accused of physically abusing newly appointed executive producer Nick Bilton before he was fired from the show he had worked on since 2004.
TL;DR
- Scott Pelley was fired from "60 Minutes" after 37 years with the network.
- He claims CBS News President Tom Cibrowski accused him of physically abusing new executive producer Nick Bilton, an accusation Pelley denies.
- Pelley alleges Cibrowski retracted the abuse accusation.
- Pelley was fired following a meeting where he challenged Bilton's qualifications and criticized CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.
- Pelley felt Bilton's initial welcome email showed a lack of understanding of the show's culture.
- He described Bilton reading a statement from his phone to a "heartbroken" staff as "callous" and "tone deaf."