Ex-60 Minutes producer Bill Owens says bosses discouraged him from covering Gaza and Trump

Sat, 25 Oct 2025

Show’s leader, who resigned in April, says he was also pressured to apologize for edit of Kamala Harris interview

The former executive producer of 60 Minutes Bill Owens said he faced intense internal pressure from his corporate bosses to avoid certain stories that had the potential to generate backlash for parent company Paramount, in his first public remarks since his sudden resignation in late April.

In January, 60 Minutes ran a segment featuring former state department employees who had quit over how Joe Biden’s administration handled the war in Gaza. The segment drew backlash from pro-Israel organizations and unnerved Paramount’s controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, a strong supporter of Israel.