US EditionTop producer of ’60 Minutes’ resigns in wake of Trump lawsuit
- Bill Owens, the longtime executive producer of CBS's '60 Minutes,' has resigned, citing a loss of editorial control over the program.
- Owens noted in a memo that he could no longer run the show as he wished, impacting his decision to step down.
- CBS faces a $10 billion lawsuit from President Donald Trump, who claims the network manipulated an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
- Wendy McMahon, CBS News President, praised Owens' legacy and reaffirmed the network's commitment to continue covering the new administration.
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Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Citing a Loss of Independence
CBS News entered a new period of turmoil on Tuesday after the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” Bill Owens, said that he would resign from the long-running Sunday news program because he had lost his journalistic independence. In an extraordinary declaration, Mr. Owens — only the third person to run the program in its 57-year history — told his staff in a memo that “over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run t…
CBS '60 Minutes' producer Bill Owens steps down amid Trump lawsuit
Bill Owens, who has led the program as executive producer since 2019, has stood by the show's interview and subsequent editing, but said in his memo to staff that it was clear he could no longer run the show the way that he wanted.
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'60 Minutes' producer quits after show targeted by Trump
The executive producer of "60 Minutes", the storied US primetime current affairs show, resigned Tuesday blaming attacks on his independence in recent months as President Donald Trump has waged a legal battle against the program.
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