Jimmy Kimmel Defends Scott Pelley, Slams CBS as ‘Trump Suck-Ups’

Jimmy Kimmel Defends Scott Pelley, Slams CBS as ‘Trump Suck-Ups’

Jimmy Kimmel is standing up for Scott Pelley after the longtime broadcast journalist was fired from “60 Minutes.” Pelley was cut from the newsmagazine program after accusing newly appointed CBS News boss Bari Weiss of “murdering” the show and saying new executive producer Nick Bilton has “slender qualifications for this job.” “Last night, the Trump … Read more

WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’

WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’

The head of the Writers Guild of America East union blasted Paramount-owned CBS News for recent “cruel and needless layoffs,” its firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley and the shutdown of CBS News Radio. In a message to members Thursday morning, WGA East president Tom Fontana decried the “assaults on CBS News, an institution … Read more