{"id":115387,"date":"2025-12-31T11:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/bari-weiss-invites-george-clooney-to-newsroom-after-he-said-shes-dismantling-cbs-news-as-we-speak-115387"},"modified":"2025-12-31T11:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:03:27","slug":"bari-weiss-invites-george-clooney-to-newsroom-after-he-said-shes-dismantling-cbs-news-as-we-speak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/bari-weiss-invites-george-clooney-to-newsroom-after-he-said-shes-dismantling-cbs-news-as-we-speak-115387","title":{"rendered":"Bari Weiss invites George Clooney to newsroom after he said she’s ‘dismantling CBS News as we speak’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss invited actor George Clooney<\/a> to visit the network’s newsroom after Clooney told Variety on Tuesday that Weiss was “dismantling CBS News as we speak.”<\/p>\n

“Bonjour, Mr. Clooney! Big fan of your work. It sounds like you\u2019d like to learn more about ours. This is an open invitation to visit The CBS Broadcast Center, where I\u2019m spending the holidays working to relaunch the Evening News with my colleagues. Tune in January 5,” said Weiss in a statement shared to Variety<\/a> by Paramount Skydance on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A representative for Clooney did not immediately return Fox News Digital<\/a>‘s request for comment.<\/p>\n

\u2018EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE\u2019 PETITION UNLIKELY TO FAZE PARAMOUNT CEO DAVID ELLISON AMID BARI WEISS SAGA: EX-JOURNO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The “Bonjour, Mr. Clooney” remark in Weiss\u2019s statement is an apparent reference to the actor and his wife recently being granted French citizenship.<\/p>\n

Clooney pulled no punches in his wide-ranging interview<\/a> with Variety’s Brent Lang. The actor touched on topics such as politics, President Donald Trump<\/a> and the current state of the press.<\/p>\n

One issue that Clooney seemed particularly perturbed by was CBS and ABC’s decision to settle multimillion dollar lawsuits with Trump, suggesting the networks should have instead said, “Go f— yourself.”<\/p>\n

CBS and ABC have paid at least $16 million apiece to settle lawsuits brought by Trump. But Clooney, who has been living in France after uprooting his family to get away from the culture of Hollywood, is bothered the networks didn\u2019t fight back.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BARI WEISS SUGGESTS CECOT ’60 MINUTES’ PIECE SHE DELAYED WASN’T ‘FAIR’ IN MEMO TO STAFFERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“If CBS and ABC had challenged those lawsuits and said, \u2018Go f— yourself,\u2019 we wouldn\u2019t be where we are in the country,” Clooney told Variety<\/u><\/a>. “That\u2019s simply the truth.”<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a very trying time,” Clooney continued. “It can depress you or make you very angry. But you have to find the most positive way through it. You have to put your head down and keep moving forward because quitting isn\u2019t an option.”<\/p>\n

Paramount Global and CBS agreed\u00a0in July to pay a $16 million upfront sum to settle the president\u2019s lawsuit against the network over how “60 Minutes” edited and released an interview with then-Democratic rival Kamala Harris in 2024. Trump\u2019s team, which initially sought $10 billion, claimed the network\u2019s use of edited clips from a single response about Israel constituted “election interference.” Trump’s legal team championed the settlement as a win for media accountability and the American people.<\/p>\n

CBS, BARI WEISS FACING MOUNTING BACKLASH FROM LIBERAL CRITICS OVER YANKING ’60 MINUTES’ SEGMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The same month as the settlement, the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance Media,\u00a0putting David Ellison in charge of the newly formed company.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ellison then handpicked Bari Weiss to takeover CBS News, but Clooney isn\u2019t a fan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Bari Weiss is dismantling CBS News as we speak,” Clooney told Variety. “I\u2019m worried about how we inform ourselves and how we\u2019re going to discern reality without a functioning press.”<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s win over CBS came on the heels of ABC’s apology and\u00a0$16 million settlement<\/u><\/a>\u00a0with Trump last December after he sued for defamation over “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos’ claims on the air that the president had been held “liable for rape.” The jury in the E. Jean Carroll case to which he was referring had actually ruled he was liable for “sexual abuse.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

ABC and CBS did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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