In this newsletter: Jeff Probst gets candid on "Survivor," 20th Century sends "Romy and Michele" sequel to Hulu and more Howdy, folks! How long will Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison put up with the chaos created by Bari Weiss at CBS News? As Sharon Waxman writes today in WaxWord, Weiss’ name was everywhere on social media all weekend, with overwhelmingly negative backlash to her decision to fire star “60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley last week after firing the senior leadership days before that. The mess is creating a massive distraction for Ellison at a time when he is trying to close a $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Pelley's firing is just the latest in a string of PR disasters for Weiss at CBS News. The veteran correspondent's refusal to go quietly culminated in his call for Weiss to be removed from her post atop the journalistic institution. “We need adult supervision and at the moment we don’t have it,” he said in an explosive video interview with The New York Times. The trust, he said, is broken between leadership and CBS journalists. “It’s possible to land this plane,” he said. “But right now CBS News is on fire.” Waxman concludes: "Bari Weiss is a ... | ||||||||||||
