Read the memo: Cecilia Vega slams CBS News after being fired from ’60 Minutes’

• The “60 Minutes” correspondent says she was let go almost a year before her contract was up.
• In a parting statement, she accused the network of “censorship, both imposed and self-driven.”
• Her firing came as Bari Weiss replaced executive producer Tanya Simon with Nick Bilton.

“60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega said Thursday that she was fired and issued a blistering statement in which she accused CBS News of “censorship, both imposed and self-driven.”

Vega, who joined the prestigious TV newsmagazine from ABC News in 2023, said her contract wasn’t up until March 2027. The network did not respond to a request for comment.

Vega got the ax in a major shakeup at the long-running show. CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss ousted the executive producer, Tanya Simon, and replaced her with Nick Bilton, a former New York Times tech columnist and Vanity Fair contributor.

Sharyn Alfonsi, a veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who clashed with Weiss over a segment on Donald Trump’s immigration policies, also exited after her contract was not renewed.

Read Vega’s full message here:

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