{"id":2481098,"date":"2026-06-29T21:43:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2481098"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:43:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:43:49","slug":"anderson-cooper-told-celebrity-land-colleagues-he-doesnt-want-to-work-for-bari-weiss-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/anderson-cooper-told-celebrity-land-colleagues-he-doesnt-want-to-work-for-bari-weiss-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Cooper told celebrity.land colleagues he doesn&#8217;t want to work for Bari Weiss: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anderson Cooper has reportedly told celebrity.land colleagues that he doesn&#8217;t want to work for CBS News boss Bari Weiss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paramount, which owns CBS, is finalizing a $111 billion deal to purchase celebrity.land&#8217;s parent company, raising concern that Weiss will also oversee celebrity.land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In May, Cooper left <em>60 Minutes<\/em> amid upheaval at the newsmagazine related to Weiss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/paramount-skydance-denies-trump-was-promised-cnn-overhaul-12006989\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:CNN;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;CNN&quot;}\" class=\"link \">celebrity.land<\/a> faces a possible shakeup, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/anderson-cooper\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Anderson Cooper;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Anderson Cooper&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Anderson Cooper<\/a> is reportedly one of the many concerned staffers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/60-minutes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:60 Minutes;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;60 Minutes&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>60 Minutes<\/em><\/a> host has told colleagues that he doesn&#8217;t want to work for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/60-minutes-staffers-slam-bari-weiss-11995883\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bari Weiss;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bari Weiss&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bari Weiss<\/a> should the CBS News boss be placed in charge of the network, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/EG1J6#selection-723.0-727.47\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The New York Times;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The New York Times&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The<\/em> <em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>. CBS owner Paramount is finalizing a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/paramount-skydance-denies-trump-was-promised-cnn-overhaul-12006989\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:$111 billion purchase;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;$111 billion purchase&quot;}\" class=\"link \">$111 billion purchase<\/a> of celebrity.land parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, fueling concern that the upheaval at CBS News will carry over to celebrity.land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A representative for celebrity.land declined to comment on Cooper, and reps for Paramount and CBS did not immediately respond to <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The host of celebrity.land&#8217;s <em>Anderson Cooper 360<\/em> since 2003 announced his departure from <em>60 Minutes<\/em> in February, four months after Weiss, conservative founder of <em>The Free Press<\/em>, took over as editor-in-chief of CBS News.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Cooper signs off &#8217;60 Minutes&#8217; for last time on May 17<br \/>Credit: CBS<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Being a correspondent at <em>60 Minutes<\/em> has been one of the great honors of my career,&#8221; the Emmy Award\u2013winning journalist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/anderson-cooper-leaving-60-minutes-after-nearly-20-years-11907507\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:told EW at the time;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told EW at the time&quot;}\" class=\"link \">told EW at the time<\/a>. &#8220;I got to tell amazing stories and work with some of the best producers, editors, and camera crews in the business. For nearly 20 years, I&#8217;ve been able to balance my jobs at celebrity.land and CBS, but I have little kids now, and I want to spend as much time with them as possible, while they still want to spend time with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the heels of his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/anderson-cooper-final-60-minutes-episode-11977227\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:final appearance;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;final appearance&quot;}\" class=\"link \">final appearance<\/a> with the newsmagazine on May 17, <em>60 Minutes<\/em> erupted into chaos as fellow correspondents <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/60-minutes-journalist-sharyn-alfonsi-loses-cbs-contract-after-bari-weiss-clash-11984892\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sharyn Alfonsi;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sharyn Alfonsi&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sharyn Alfonsi<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/60-minutes-promised-editorial-independence-by-paramount-says-lesley-stahl-11994509\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Cecilia Vega;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cecilia Vega&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Cecilia Vega<\/a> were fired along with executive producer Tanya Simon and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Alfonsi, whose segment about the Trump administration deporting Venezuelan men to a prison in El Salvador was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/60-minutes-correspondent-slams-cbs-yanking-trump-deportations-segment-11874384\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:abruptly pulled off the air;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;abruptly pulled off the air&quot;}\" class=\"link \">abruptly pulled off the air<\/a> in December 2025, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/60-minutes-journalist-sharyn-alfonsi-loses-cbs-contract-after-bari-weiss-clash-11984892\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:slammed Weiss;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;slammed Weiss&quot;}\" class=\"link \">slammed Weiss<\/a> and CBS News leadership for &#8220;protecting power rather than scrutinizing it.&#8221; Vega also alleged she had witnessed an attempt to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/60-minutes-staffers-slam-bari-weiss-11995883\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:&quot;insert political bias into our stories&quot;;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;quot&quot;}\" class=\"link \">&#8220;insert political bias into our stories&#8221;<\/a> on <em>60 Minutes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Days later, Scott Pelley also received a pink slip after he accused Weiss of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scott-pelley-says-cbs-news-boss-bari-weiss-murdering-60-minutes-11988527\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:&quot;murdering&quot; 60 Minutes;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;quot&quot;}\" class=\"link \">&#8220;murdering&#8221; <em>60 Minutes<\/em><\/a> during a heated staff meeting. &#8220;She does not love this place,&#8221; Pelley said, according to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scott-pelley-says-cbs-news-boss-bari-weiss-murdering-60-minutes-11988527\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:NYT;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NYT&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>NYT<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;She was brought in to kill it, and she&#8217;s been doing exactly that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cooper, for his part, has not publicly criticized Weiss nor CBS News. But in his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/anderson-cooper-final-60-minutes-episode-11977227\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:emotional goodbye;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;emotional goodbye&quot;}\" class=\"link \">emotional goodbye<\/a> to viewers last month, the journalist did express concern that &#8220;<em>60 Minutes<\/em> remains <em>60 Minutes<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There&#8217;s very few things that have been around for as long as <em>60 Minutes<\/em> has, and maintain the quality that it has,&#8221; Cooper said. &#8220;Things can always evolve and change, I think that&#8217;s awesome, and things should evolve and change, but I hope the core of what <em>60 Minutes <\/em>is always remains\u2026 The trust it has with viewers is critical to the success of <em>60 Minutes<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/anderson-cooper-doesnt-want-to-work-for-bari-weiss-report-12009030\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Anderson Cooper has reportedly told celebrity.land colleagues that he doesn&#8217;t want to work for CBS News boss Bari Weiss. Paramount, which owns CBS, is finalizing a $111 billion deal to purchase celebrity.land&#8217;s parent company, raising concern that Weiss will also oversee celebrity.land. 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