Vega was terminated Thursday alongside fellow correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and '60' EP Tanya Simon, with Nick Bilton set to take over the newsmagazine.

The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top executives and two reporters were fired.

CBS News just lost one of its biggest stars, and she’s not staying quiet about why. The former 60 Minutes correspondent released a pointed statement addressing political bias and editorial independence at the network.

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists decried CBS News' dismissal of "60 Minutes" correspondent Cecilia Vega on Friday, saying that the move "undercuts the essential role of the media to include diverse representation among its journalists who create accurate,

The future of the correspondents' role had been in doubt after the ouster of EP Tanya Simon and the hiring of outsider Nick Bilton.