Jimmy Kimmel called out CBS for firing longtime broadcast journalist Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes during his Wednesday night monologue.
The late-night host declared Pelley “had enough” after the “clowns who now run that show and the CBS News division” fired 60 Minutes employees, including Tanya Simon, Draggan Mihailovich, Sharyn Alfonsi, and Cecilia Vega.
Pelley was let go from the show after speaking out against newly appointed CBS News boss Bari Weiss and criticizing new executive producer Nick Bilton.
“That was it for Scott Pelley,” Kimmel said. “He said the collapse of values at the top has become untenable. And he let him have it in a staff meeting right to the new guy’s face.”
The comedian is known for speaking out about current events, politics, and President DonaldTrump.
“Last night, the Trump suck-ups at CBS fired a great and deeply respected journalist, Scott Pelley, from his job at ‘60 Minutes,'” Kimmel said, “because he stood up for truth and integrity at a show that’s been the gold standard for broadcast journalism for 57 years.”
"He said Scott Pelley is part of a gang of crooked, stupid people — different from the gang of crooked, stupid people he's a part of. And that should make for an interesting situation at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which is apparently back on," he continued
Pelley released the following statement on social media after he was fired: "Stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects."
Adding, "Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration. The waste is heartbreaking."
Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET.
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