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CBS News fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes, sources say

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Scott Pelley, anchor and managing editor CBS Evening News, speaks at the CBS Television Network's 2011 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 3, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo
Scott Pelley, anchor and managing editor CBS Evening News, speaks at the CBS Television Network's 2011 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 3, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Fred Prouser Reuters

WASHINGTON - CBS News has terminated the contract of 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, two sources at the network said on Tuesday.

"Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you.," the show's executive producer Nick Bilton wrote to Pelley. "I therefore write on behalf of CBS News, Inc. ("CBS") to inform you that your employment with CBS is terminated for cause effective immediately."

(Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM.

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