Bari Weiss' CBS News swims in Epstein-related baggage
Bari Weiss' leadership at CBS News is under scrutiny due to connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Her wife, Nellie Bowles, has been linked to Epstein through past correspondence and meetings. The situation raises questions about the integrity of a newsroom tasked with holding powerful figures accountable.
- ▪Bari Weiss is the editor-in-chief of CBS News.
- ▪Nellie Bowles, Weiss' wife, is mentioned in the Department of Justice's Epstein files as a confirmed guest.
- ▪Bowles met Epstein in 2018 while working as a journalist, which she later defended as part of her reporting.
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Bari Weiss' CBS News swims in Epstein-related baggage Jason Weisberger 11:06 am Wed Jun 3, 2026 LOS ANGELES - OCT 4: CBS_ at the Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special Arrivals at the CBS Television City on October 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA Image: Kathy Hutchins/shutterrstock.com Substacker Dean Blundell has a long look at the Epstein-related baggage now sloshing around Bari Weiss' CBS News, and the argument is not that proximity proves guilt. It is that a newsroom built to interrogate power can only get squeamish when the power is all over its own org chart.
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