Overview
- Weiss issued an open invitation for Clooney to visit the CBS Broadcast Center and flagged a Jan. 5 relaunch of the Evening News in her response.
- Clooney told Variety that ABC and CBS should have told President Trump to "go f--- yourself" instead of settling his lawsuits.
- Paramount/CBS reportedly paid $16 million to resolve Trump’s complaint over a 60 Minutes interview, while ABC previously paid about $15 million over an on‑air misstatement by George Stephanopoulos.
- 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said Weiss "spiked" a segment on Venezuelan deportees sent to an El Salvador prison; Weiss said the piece was held for lacking sufficient context and would air when ready.
- Clooney tied his criticism to CBS’s new ownership under David Ellison and the October appointment of Weiss, which he argues reflect a shift in editorial direction.