
'60 Minutes' producer's abrupt exit fuels drama at CBS News as network battles Trump lawsuit
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CBS News veteran Bill Owen's sudden departure as "60 Minutes" executive producer marks the latest drama to unfold at the network as it fights a lawsuit brought by President Trump.
On Tuesday, Owens announced to colleagues he's removing himself from the newsroom drama. Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX News Digital. Story tips can be sent to brian.flood@fox.com and on Twitter: @briansflood.
"Over the past months, it has also become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it. To make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience," Owens wrote in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital. "So, having defended this show – and what we stand for – from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward."
"The show is too important to the country, it has to continue, just not with me as the Executive Producer," he said.