‘60 Minutes’ Chief Fager out at CBS

‘60 Minutes’ Chief Fager out at CBS
"60 Minutes" Executive Producer Jeff Fager poses for a photo at the "60 Minutes" offices, in New York.In this Sept. 12, 2017. Fager, who was named in reports about tolerating an abusive workplace at CBS, stepped down on Sept. 12, 2018. Richard Drew/AP
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NEW YORK— CBS News fired “60 Minutes” top executive Jeff Fager on Sept. 12, who has been under investigation following reports that he groped women at parties and tolerated an abusive workplace.

The network news president, David Rhodes, said Fager’s firing was “not directly related” to the allegations against him, but because he violated company policy. Fager said it was because of a text message he sent to a CBS News reporter who was covering the story about him.