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Fox News' Howard Kurtz rips '60 Minutes' host Scott Pelley for anti-Trump commencement speech: 'Wildly inappropriate'

“I just think it’s wildly inappropriate to use a commencement address to say such things,” Kurtz said of Pelley during his recent "MediaBuzz" show.

'60 Minutes’ has history of cozy interviews and self-promotion

Beware of those who publicly declare that their stuff doesn’t stink.

Trump legal team, Paramount mull proposal to break quagmire over $20B lawsuit: sources

The PSAs would involve Paramount's CBS news subsidiary -- the defendant in Trump’s controversial $20 billion lawsuit -- running what would be paid ads across its platforms that address issues such...

Paramount has offered $15 million to settle CBS lawsuit: report

Trump's team wants more than $25 million and is also seeking an apology from CBS News; it has also threatened CBS with another lawsuit related to alleged bias of its...

Scott Pelley's anti-Trump rant: Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2025

NY Post readers discuss “60 Minutes” anchor Scott Pelley’s anti-Trump commencement speech at Wake Forest University.

Shari Redstone in ‘tough spot’ as Paramount board fears settling with Trump will open Pandora’s box on bribery lawsuits: sources

The Paramount payment could be seen as a bribe to curry favor with the Trump administration and facilitate the Skydance deal.

'60 Minutes' anchor's anti-Trump diatribe was more of the same warped, distorted nonsense that puts the BS in CBS

Leaving aside that Scott Pelley probably spoiled graduation day for some Wake Forest University parents and students, his anti-Trump commencement screed last week still has its virtues.

‘60 Minutes’ anchor ripped for 'angry, unhinged' commencement speech criticizing Trump

"This self-important, sermonizing propagandist is what passes for a legacy media 'journalist.'"

Jon Stewart rips boss Shari Redstone for trying to settle Trump '60 Minutes' lawsuit: 'All must pay tribute to the king'

Stewart accused his bosses of capitulating to President Trump’s political pressure in order to advance an $8 billion merger with Skydance Media.

Paramount infighting stalls Shari Redstone's push to settle $20B Trump suit: 'Decision constipation'

The media giant is said to be willing to spend up to $50 million to end the $20 billion lawsuit brought by Trump.

‘60 Minutes' compares Trump to 'mob boss' in one-sided segment -- as $20B lawsuit over Kamala interview looms

“60 Minutes” ran a highly partisan segment likening President Trump to a cold-blooded mob boss -- even as its corporate parent, Paramount Global, is currently in talks to settle a...

'60 Minutes' to air anti-Trump segment amid lawsuit over Kamala Harris interview

Scott Pelley is leading the anti-Trump report, which will look at how Trump is "using executive orders to target some of the biggest law firms in the country that he...

CBS scores Emmy nomination for '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview at center of $20B Trump suit

"60 Minutes" landed several nods, most notably in the Outstanding Edited Interview category for its primetime special.

Paramount boss asked CBS to 'delay sensitive stories about Trump' until merger closed: source

Redstone had become increasingly concerned over a handful of "60 Minutes" stories that drew criticism from the president and the Federal Communications Commission, sources said.

Trump's 5 most controversial moments with the press through the years

From “Fake News!” to the “failing New York Times,” Donald Trump rarely holds back when dealing with the press. Relive five of President Trump's most contentious moments with journalists and...

FCC chair keeps 'all options on the table' after '60 Minutes' Scott Pelley calls out Paramount bosses on air

Trump's head of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday that he will review complaints over alleged news distortion in CBS' “60 Minutes’” sitdown with then-Vice President Kamala Harris but he...

Hero bystander jumped in sea to save stranger being attacked by a shark: 'I just have to save this woman'

"Sure there could be a shark but my reaction was, ‘I just have to save this woman,’” Blake Donaldson recalled.

'60 Minutes' host calls out Paramount in shocking on-air attack on CBS' parent company

Legendary “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley launched an astonishing on-air attack on his Paramount bosses for interfering with the program's coverage.

CNN anchor rips Paramount owner Shari Redstone as CBS fights high-stakes legal battle with Trump

CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Tuesday accused Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of CBS News parent company Paramount, of sacrificing the integrity of the outlet.

'60 Minutes' producer quits under pressure from Trump's CBS lawsuit

"It has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it," Owens said in a memo obtained by The Post.