Fired '60 Minutes' correspondent accuses CBS News leadership of meddling in reporting

Ousted "60 Minutes" analogous Cecilia Vega said retired against her erstwhile bosses astatine CBS News, alleging they had meddled successful nan show's reporting.

Vega, who was fired by nan web successful May, appeared Thursday astatine nan National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference & Expo successful New Orleans. According to audio obtained by Status News, Vega decided to speak candidly astir her acquisition contempt initially being "scared" to do so.

"It's not that I conscionable mislaid a job. There is simply a batch astatine stake," Vega said, per Status. "Sometimes you sewage to beryllium frightened and do it still."

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Former "60 Minutes" analogous Cecilia Vega said retired astir her abrupt firing from CBS News, now tally by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss (Michele Crowe/CBS News©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved; Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press)

Vega alleged that while reporting astir nan anti-ICE unrest successful Minnesota successful January that spotlighted nan deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, she was encouraged to besides see footage of anti-ICE agitators attacking those that were perceived to beryllium plain-clothed ICE agents, but she concluded location were "no reliable examples" contempt 1 reported astatine nan clip by Alpha News. She said her squad was besides asked to see comments made astatine a property convention by Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey astir him allegedly urging section constabulary to conflict ICE agents and that nan constabulary main rolled his eyes successful reaction, insisting nan infinitesimal was "misinformation" aft a thorough search.

"That ne'er happened," Vega reportedly said. "We could not find immoderate lawsuit of nan politician saying thing for illustration that."

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At a Jan. 14 press conference, Frey said residents had been asking constabulary officers "to conflict ICE agents connected nan street," denouncing nan thought of 2 authorities entities "literally fighting 1 another." The constabulary main opinionated beside him tin beryllium seen raising his eyebrows successful a amazed guidance to nan evident petition from residents.

CBS News has faced an overhaul since caller Paramount CEO David Ellison appointed Weiss arsenic editor-in-chief. (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Additionally, Vega claimed she was told to present a study astir President Donald Trump's warfare pinch Iran by saying, "Who is winning nan war? Iran is wholly outgunned by the United States and Israel" contempt being conscionable days into nan conflict, a quote she considered an "administration talking point."

When asked if nan alleged meddling impacted her reports, Vega replied, "If you watch my pieces, you'd spot those examples did not make them in."

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While she refrained from citing Weiss by name, Vega said nan "new management astatine CBS News" was down nan various directives and that she "never had an opportunity to beryllium down pinch Bari Weiss 1 connected one" earlier her firing.

"I don't cognize why I was fired," Vega said, per Status. "It's been astir 3 months now... and I don't know. I was not fixed a reason. I still person not been fixed a reason."

Bill Owens, Wendy McMahon, Cecilia Vega and Scott Pelley were each ousted from CBS News. (Getty Images)

A spokesperson for CBS News pointed to a connection antecedently fixed to Fox News Digital aft Vega first said out, saying, "We respect Ms. Vega and her contributions, but her claims are not based successful reality."

CBS News besides cited a remark Weiss antecedently told nan Wall Street Journal, saying "What’s being called ‘editorial interference’ is successful reality nan occupation explanation of an editor successful chief."

Vega was among respective apical "60 Minutes" staffers who were fto spell successful May, including chap analogous Sharyn Alfonsi and executive shaper Tanya Simon. Veteran "60 Minutes" analogous Scott Pelley was besides fired aft a combative speech he had astatine a unit gathering pinch nan show's caller executive shaper Nick Bilton.

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