'Scott Pelley Alleges CBS Asked Him To 'Inject Falsehoods' Into Story After '60 Minutes' Firing--Full Statement'

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(Forbes) "In his statement shared with several outlets, Pelley hailed '60 Minutes,' calling it the 'most successful program of any kind in history' and touting its recent ratings successes."

"The senior journalist said the weekly show’s success was a result of the audience finding 'integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories,' before accusing CBS’s new owner—Larry Ellison’s Skydance Media—of casting this aside to 'curry a moment of favor' with the Trump administration."

"Pelley was fired 'for cause' by the show’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton, after clashing with him over the firing of his long-time colleagues and telling Bilton he had 'slender' qualifications for the job.
In his statement, Pelley lamented the 'waste is heartbreaking,' and said '60 Minutes' lost its DNA after its entire senior leadership and two of his on-air colleagues— Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega—were 'cruelly fired without cause.' "

"He said they were silenced for standing against 'the forces of political bias' before alleging that the new management instructed him to 'inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story,' which he claims he ignored."

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/06/03/pelley-alleges-cbs-management-asked-him-to-inject-falsehoods-into-story-after-60-minutes-firing-full-statement/