Jeff Fager, the veteran executive producer of "60 Minutes," is departing amid accusations of inappropriate conduct at the acclaimed newsmagazine. "Jeff Fager is leaving the company effective immediately," CBS News president David Rhodes said in a memo to staffers on Wednesday. 2, Bill Owens, will manage the "60 Minutes" team while a search is underway "for a new executive producer of the program." In the same story, Farrow published allegations about harassment and assault by CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves, a close ally of Fager's. On Monday, the day after the Moonves announcement, Fager was not at work -- a fact that raised eyebrows inside "60 Minutes" and CBS News.

Source: CNN September 12, 2018 17:45 UTC