India, June 30 -- A seasoned producer from 60 Minutes has declared his exit from the CBS News program, delivering a critical remark regarding the turmoil involving the network's leader, Bari Weiss.

Last month, Weiss dismissed several employees from the network, including 60 Minutes correspondents Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi, as well as executive producer Tanya Simon, on a day that CBS employees have referred to as "Black Thursday."

Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley was also let go after a confrontation with Nick Bilton, the new executive producer of the magazine show, during a tense meeting where Pelley charged Weiss with "murdering" 60 Minutes.

In other instances, Weiss has often intervened in the editorial decisions o...