Lesley Stahl says CBS’s recent firings at “60 Minutes” have been the most difficult experience of her career. In interviews with Puck News, Stahl describes the staff removals as a “purge” and characterizes the situation as the “hardest chapter” and “worst experience” she has been involved in. She says the changes involved the removal of seven people, including management, and that she remains upset about the circumstances surrounding the departures. Stahl, a long-serving “60 Minutes” correspondent, has been with the program for about 35 years, according to the reporting. The accounts agree that her comments focus on her reaction to CBS’s actions and her decision to remain with the series as a correspondent despite the staff shake-up. While the outlets differ slightly in wording—such as describing the firings as a “purge” or “bloodbath”—they report the same core point: Stahl views the firings as an unusually severe disruption to the program and her career.