Bari Weiss’ CBS News airs Kanye West footage in P Diddy report as staffers call July 4 production ‘amateur hour’
- CBS Evening News aired footage of Kanye West during a segment on Sean “Diddy” Combs the day before a disastrous July Fourth broadcast that staffers slammed as “amateur hour,” according to a report.
- The news program experienced a series of major flubs over Fourth of July weekend, starting Friday, when it mistakenly aired shots of West in its report about a potential pardon for Combs from President Donald Trump.
- The footage used was of West’s appearance last year at Combs’ trial in New York.
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- CBS Evening News aired footage of Kanye West during a segment on Sean “Diddy” Combs the day before a disastrous July Fourth broadcast that staffers slammed as “amateur hour,” according to a report.
- The news program experienced a series of major flubs over Fourth of July weekend, starting Friday, when it mistakenly aired shots of West in its report about a potential pardon for Combs from President Donald Trump.
- The footage used was of West’s appearance last year at Combs’ trial in New York.
Sources: The Independent