NEW YORK (AP) — The highest producer at “60 Minutes” mentioned Tuesday that he’s quitting the present, saying that it has grow to be clear that he would now not be capable to run it as he has previously.
In a memo to workers members, Invoice Owens mentioned that he wouldn’t be capable to make unbiased selections primarily based on what is true for the viewers.
“Having defended this show — and what we stand for — from every angle, over time and with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward,” he wrote within the memo, first reported by The New York Instances.
The present has been underneath assault from President Donald Trump, who sued the community from $20 billion for the best way it edited its interview with Kamala Harris final fall. CBS company leaders have been discussing a possible settlement with Trump, which Owens and others on the present have resisted.
