Overview
- Multiple outlets report Friday that CBS will let Alfonsi’s contract lapse at the end of May rather than renew it.
- Alfonsi has hired Bryan Freedman, a high-profile media lawyer known for negotiating big exits for TV personalities.
- The dispute centers on Weiss pulling Alfonsi’s December report on U.S. deportations to El Salvador’s CECOT megaprison just hours before air.
- Alfonsi alleged political interference in a leaked memo, while Weiss said the piece lacked on‑record administration responses and it later aired in January with few changes.
- Sources say a non‑renewal could limit leverage for a large payout, and CBS has declined to comment on the reported exit.