‘60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley Criticizes Paramount After Producer Leaves: ‘He Did It for Us and You’

👤Scott Pelley of “📺60 Minutes” took to the airwaves Sunday night to criticize changes made by Paramount and the subsequent resignation of the show’s executive producer.

“Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the correspondent, Pelley of the show’s parent company said. “None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires.”

Pelley was referring to the program’s executive producer, 📺Bill Owens, who recently announced his intention to resign, The New York Times reported.

Owens announced to the staff on Tuesday when he said he was leaving the show. He cited disagreements with Paramount and said, “It’s clear the company is done with me.”

Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount, has been trying to get in the good graces of President 👤Donald Trump, who sued the show last year over an interview it had done with presidential hopeful — then Vice President Kamala Harris.