Ousted CBS News journalist Debora Patta — whose interview with Mike Huckabee on Gaza landed her in a controversy months before she got laid off this week — is looking to sue the network, The Post has learned
The South Africa-based foreign correspondent is “speaking to lawyers” after CBS News slashed her job just months after she came under fire from Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, who claimed an Aug. 7 interview he gave her was heavily edited and misrepresented his views on the situation in Gaza.
Patta’s exit was part of a round of roughly 100 cuts orchestrated by CBS News president Tom Cibrowski. Sources speculated that the network’s new editor in chief Bari Weiss, who’s known for her staunchly pro-Israel views, played a role in the decision to ax the 61-year-old reporter.
Patta signed a new three-year contract in August, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, who added that CBS is not giving her a full payout.
A former CBS staffer said the network may not have an obligation to do so. That depends on what her contract stipulates — which may make a breach-of-contract claim unlikely.
“She is probably looking to sue over her Middle East coverage,” the person said.
CBS News declined to comment. Patta did not return multiple requests for comment.
