’60 Minutes’: Sharyn Alfonsi Will Reportedly Be Axed After Bari Weiss Drama
The correspondent has retained Bryan Freedman after Bari Weiss allegedly threatened legal action over a held report, sources said.
- On Friday, sources reported that CBS News will not renew the contract of veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi when it expires at the end of the month.
- The departure follows a public clash with editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who pulled Alfonsi's 'Inside CECOT' investigation hours before airtime, citing insufficient Trump administration responses.
- Alfonsi publicly criticized the network for 'corporate meddling,' alleging in a leaked memo that Weiss suppressed the story to shield the Trump administration, a sentiment she reiterated while accepting the Ridenhour Prize last week.
- Seeking representation, Alfonsi retained high-profile litigator Bryan Freedman, who secured a $69 million settlement for Megyn Kelly from NBC News in 2019, though sources suggest an amicable resolution remains possible.
- This exit coincides with a broader overhaul of '60 Minutes' under Weiss, who assumed the editor-in-chief role in October, marking a period of significant internal transition at the long-running program.
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’60 Minutes’: Sharyn Alfonsi Will Reportedly Be Axed After Bari Weiss Drama
A new report says that Alfonsi will be out at CBS News at the end of this month.
CBS News' Bari Weiss threatened to sue 60 Minutes reporter after axed story furor: report
Emmy award-winning "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi has retained a prominent litigator as her tenure at the prestigious CBS News program heads for an abrupt end — the result of a public clash with newly appointed CBS News head Bari Weiss that has escalated into legal threats.Alfonsi's contract with the network is set to expire at the end of the month with little hope of renewal after Weiss killed her ready-to-run "Inside CECOT" investig…
Top 60 Minutes Correspondent Reportedly Heading For the Exit, Lawyering Up to Take on CBS Leadership
Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi will reportedly end her decade-long run at the top-rated news magazine program at the end of the month after publicly slamming what she sees as “corporate meddling” at CBS News. Page Six Hollywood’s Tatiana Siegel reported on Friday that sources in the know say CBS will not be renewing Alfonsi’s contract, which expires at the end of the month. Siegel also added that her sources say Alfonsi has hire…
Sources: 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi is out at the end of the month when her contract expires; Weiss threatened to sue Alfonsi over 60 Minutes leaks (Tatiana Siegel/Page Six)
Tatiana Siegel / Page Six: Sources: 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi is out at the end of the month when her contract expires; Weiss threatened to sue Alfonsi over 60 Minutes leaks — Last week, Sharyn Alfonsi told the crowd while picking up a Ridenhour Prize in Washington, DC: “My hope recently has been that I still have a job.”
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