Weiss Invites George Clooney To Visit CBS Newsroom

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Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, issued a playful yet pointed response to George Clooney on Tuesday, inviting the newly naturalized French citizen to visit the network's broadcast center after he accused her of "dismantling" the news division.

"Bonjour, Mr. Clooney! Big fan of your work," Weiss wrote in a statement shared by CBS parent company Paramount Skydance with The New York Post. "It sounds like you’d like to learn more about ours. This is an open invitation to visit the CBS Broadcast Center, where I’m spending the holidays working to relaunch the Evening News with my colleagues. Tune in January 5."

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The exchange stems from Clooney's recent interview with Variety, where the actor—fresh off gaining French citizenship alongside his wife Amal and their twins—criticized Weiss for reshaping CBS News under new ownership following Paramount's merger with Skydance. Clooney claimed Weiss was actively undermining the network's journalistic standards, tying it to broader concerns about media outlets settling defamation lawsuits from President Donald Trump.

Weiss, a former New York Times opinion editor and founder of The Free Press (acquired by Paramount earlier this year), was appointed to lead CBS News in October. Her tenure has drawn scrutiny, including for pulling a "60 Minutes" segment critical of Trump administration deportations and overseeing changes to programs like "CBS Evening News.

"The "bonjour" jab appears to reference Clooney's new dual citizenship, granted just days earlier, as the star has relocated much of his family life to Provence for privacy reasons. Weiss's invitation highlights ongoing efforts to revamp the flagship evening broadcast, set to feature new anchor Tony Dokoupil starting in early 2026.