Trumpy Billionaire Scrambles to Calm Furious ‘60 Minutes’ Staff

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Trumpy Billionaire Scrambles to Calm Furious ‘60 Minutes’ Staff

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison appears to be desperately trying to contain the crisis he set off at 60 Minutes after the firing of the show’s leadership and three star correspondents. The Trump-friendly billionaire, who installed anti-woke opinion journalist Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief, had largely kept his distance from the chaos that has engulfed the legendary news program since late May. But as the situation threatens to trigger a wider staff exodus, Ellison has entered the fray. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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