{"id":983,"date":"2026-06-08T12:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=983"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:42:10","slug":"john-oliver-knocks-future-bosses-for-firing-scott-pelley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=983","title":{"rendered":"John Oliver Knocks Future Bosses for Firing Scott Pelley"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>John Oliver has blasted CBS after veteran broadcaster Scott Pelley was pushed out. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=981\">Republicans Rage at Pentagon Pete Over \u2018Repugnant\u2019 Religion Move<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pelley was fired last week after a dramatic confrontation during a staff meeting with newly installed <i>60 Minutes <\/i>executive producer Nick Bilton, who has no experience in broadcast news, and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>During the meeting,PelleyaccusedWeiss of \u201cmurdering\u201d <i>60 Minutes<\/i> and claimed she had been hired to dismantle the legendary program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Bilton later said Pelley had launched an \u201cambush\u201d and shown \u201cremarkable incivility and contempt\u201d toward leadership before he was fired.<\/p>\n<p>In a termination letter ending Pelley\u2019s 37-year career at CBS News, Bilton wrote that he had hoped to work with the veteran journalist but was met with hostility instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a profound disappointment that you rejected that overture and chose ambush instead,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Following last week\u2019s events, late-night talk show hosts lined up behind Pelley to support him, the latest of them John Oliver.<\/p>\n<p>On his <i>Last Week Tonight<\/i> show on HBO, Oliver quipped: \u201cCBS News fired Scott Pelley for the crime of: being too cool in a meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted CBS for comment.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Paramount, which owns CBS, is set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of HBO Max. <\/p>\n<p>After the deal closes, Paramount plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming platform, which would make Paramount CEO, David Ellison, Oliver\u2019s boss.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=979\">Newsom Trolls \u2018Grandpa\u2019 Trump Over Late-Night Meltdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ellison, who was spotted at President Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union address, issued a statement praising the acquisition, saying, \u201cFrom the very beginning, our pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery has been guided by a clear purpose: to honor the legacy of two iconic companies while accelerating our vision of building a next-generation media and entertainment company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oliver previously told Paramount to \u201cstay the f\u2013-k away&#8221; from Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a lengthy farewell statement, Pelley accused CBS\u2019 leadership of sacrificing <i>60 Minutes <\/i>to appease the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration,\u201d Pelley wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe waste is heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a later interview with The New York Times, Pelley doubled down on allegations that the network\u2019s new leadership was sucking up to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have respected journalists saying that there is a thumb on the scale for one political party over another,\u201d Pelley said in a preview clip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd there\u2019s a subtle political bias that I\u2019ve never seen at <i>60 Minutes<\/i> before, or at CBS News before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a close Trump ally, publicly criticized Pelley, calling him \u201ccompletely out of touch\u201d and arguing that his conduct would not be tolerated in a typical workplace. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could not get away with that behavior at any run of the mill job. It is revealing to see how blind some are to that,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Obsessed with pop culture and entertainment? Follow us on <\/i><i>Substack<\/i><i> and <\/i><i>YouTube<\/i><i> for even more coverage.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=977\">Frantic Trump\u2019s Alarming Sleep Habit Exposed in Overnight Meltdown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Oliver has blasted CBS after veteran broadcaster Scott Pelley was pushed out. 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