CBS Star Who Fled Network Blasts ‘Bad Look’ Move by New Boss

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The Daily Beast

Kevin Lamarque / REUTERSA CBS News star who abruptly exited the network has slammed his old bosses’ decision to invite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner.Scott MacFarlane spent five years at the network but announced his departure last month, joining a staff exodus after the network’s rightward turn under its Trump-friendly editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.He said at the time, “I look forward to some independence and finding new spaces to share my work in line with my personal goals.” Read more at The Daily Beast.