The turmoil in the CBS news over the “60 -minute” interview, which is controversial with Camara Harris, puts the show boss in a hot sheet. Insider speculates that if President Trump wants the “spike head”, he can throw away the network. I learned.
Bill Owens is an executive producer of “60 minutes” after the sexual aged scandal involves CBS and expelled his predecessor, Jeff Fager, and has been able to reconcile with Trump over his $ 10 billion lawsuit. It was rebellious in anger from the rank and file over the gender.
The President claims that CBS edits Harris interviews and will improve her appearance before the election. This is the accusation denied by the network.
On Monday, 58 -year -old Owens to the staff, editing is “completely wonderful”, “I know the company does not apologize for what we did.” It has been reported Tuesday.
Nevertheless, CBS confirmed on Monday that he had reluctantly sent a transcript of an unauthorized interview to FCC Chairman Brendan Car, as reported by the post.
On Monday, the car posted in posting that he would examine the transcript in light of the FCC, “Prohibition of the distortion of our book news”, which applied to television broadcasting stations. Some CBS insiders are afraid that the probe's outlook is not good.
“It may not matter what the transcript shows,” said CBS's sources. “Trump may want to roll your head.”
If Owens has won boots, the network source is Susan -gin, a legendary producer who has influenced Holly Hunter's character in the classic movie “Broadcast News”. I'm talking about skiing.
Last month, Zirinsky, 72, was nominated as a provisional execution editor of CBS NEWS, and Tiffany Network “provides quick, effectively balanced, accurate, fair and timely reports. CBS CEO's George Cheeks is a note. I mentioned.
At that time, paramount ruling shareholders Shari Redstone praised Jillinsky's appointmentThe network is “lucky”.
Several sources said that after 60 minutes attracted a barb to the gaza war segment, Redstone leads to concerns about the direction of the show.
If the Merge of $ 8 billion with the Sky Dance Media pass, the “LIVID” Redstone, which has a family of about $ 1.750 million in his pocket, will broadcast a one -side report to the CBS News President Wendy McMahon. It is said that Owens was fired. I said.
Redstone and CBS refused to comment.
The segment also described a light CORN from the ADL and the U.S. Jewish Committee, “prejudice” and “Israeli villain” and US support.
The opposition to the 60 Minutes is a delicate time for paramounts to complete long winding skydance transactions, avoiding regulatory hurdles from Trump's appointed FCC chairs.
Owens, who likes his predecessor, runs “60 minutes” as an independent territory except for CBS news, but says that he is not satisfied with Zillinsky to examine his work. 。
Zirinsky and Owens have rejected comments.
This pair was trapped in a baked off for a 60 -minute gig in 2019. Some of the “60 minutes” staff, including the host's Scott Perry, were foldable for Zirinsky's idea of Zirinsky. “-In, as reported earlier, I was able to get a job via Owens.
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Owens won the role after Gillinsky was promoted to CBS News President. She resigned in 2021 and executed the CBS documentary unit See It Now Studios.
Meanwhile, Owens has accumulated his criticism of his watch, which is a skid on the left of the program.
In addition to the interview with Harris, who was accused of editing her long “word salad” for difficult questions, “60 minutes” provided a similar soft glove treatment to former President Joe Biden in 2023. I was hot on it. Interview with Perry.
“Bill Owens has so many strikes to him,” said another CBS insider, and Zillinsky finally said that if Trump wants his head with a spike. He added that he might have the opportunity to do it.
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