CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss’ editorial direction prompted Anderson Cooper’s exit from 60 Minutes, a report says. Cooper, according to Status, wasn’t aligned with the “rightward direction” under Weiss and David Ellison,

Anderson Cooper's shocking decision to leave 60 Minutes may not have been his choice after all, RadarOnline. com can reveal.

"I have little kids now and I want to spend as much time with them as possible, while they still want to spend time with me," he said.

It’s the end of an era for Anderson Cooper. Deadline reports that the Emmy-winning journalist will be exiting as a correspondent for 60 Minutes after almost two decades. Cooper joined 60 Minutes for the 2006-2007 season as a correspondent while still anchoring full-time on CNN,

Anderson Cooper talks to two women who lost loved ones in sudden and unexpected ways. Mary lost her 18 year-old son Grant to a fatal hiking accident, and Carly is grieving the death of her mother and fiancé.