Scott Pelley fired: CBS terminates 60 Minutes correspondent after clash with management – 5 things to know

While changes were long expected at 60 Minutes, CBS News management shocked staffers last week by firing the network’s executive producer, executive editor and two correspondents, Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi, without giving a specific reason for their terminations.

Nick Bilton, the newly installed executive producer of "60 Minutes," faces a crisis of confidence as senior CBS News staffers openly rebuke his appointment amid broader backlash to changes at the show and network.

Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley has been fired after reportedly accusing CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the top news program.

Scott Pelley met with CBS News executives in private on Tuesday, one day after erupting at leadership during a staff meeting and accusing them of trying to “kill” “60 Minutes.”