Scott Pelley says he was accused of physical abuse before 60 Minutes firing

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Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley said he was accused of physically abusing newly appointed executive producer Nick Bilton before he was fired from the show he had worked on since 2004.

In an interview published Sunday by the New York Times, Pelley said CBS News President Tom Cibrowski accused him of “physically abusing” Bilton during an explosive meeting one day before his termination.

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