Fired ‘60 Minutes’ Star Drops Bombshell Claims at Tell-All

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Fired 60 Minutes reporter Cecilia Vega has detailed some of the multiple times she says the new MAGA-friendly bosses at CBS News attempted to interfere in the flagship news show.

Vega, 49, became the first Latina correspondent for the once-prestigious newsmagazine when she was hired in January 2023. https://www.thedailybeast.com/fired-60-minutes-star-cecilia-vega-sounds-alarm-on-future-of-cbs-show/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/fired-60-minutes-star-cecilia-vega-sounds-alarm-on-future-of-cbs-show/">She released a take-no-prisoners letter in May confirming she had been “fired” ahead of her contract ending in March next year.

“I very much fear what comes next for and the future of the legendary broadcast,” Vega said in a https://www.instagram.com/p/DY5kqjqu8JR/?igsh=MTg3dm82Z28yOHI3Zw%3D%3D" rel="" title="https://www.instagram.com/p/DY5kqjqu8JR/?igsh=MTg3dm82Z28yOHI3Zw%3D%3D">statement posted to her Instagram, captioned, in Spanish, “La lucha sigue”—or “The fight goes on.”

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