RELATED STORIES Veritably answering two of TVLine’s recent TV Questions, Julie Chen Moonves has shed light on the intent of her feel-good Big Brother All-Stars sign-off messages. Whereas the host traditionally ends her on-camera appearance by saying, “From outside the Big Brother house, I’m Julie Chen Moonves. Goodnight,” she capped the Aug. 5 season opener […]
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Daily Podcast: TIFF 2018, The Nun, Les Moonves, Candyman, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
On the September 10, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the fall of CBS CEO Les Moonves, The Nun’s stellar box office opening, a Candyman remake, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s increased […]
Les Moonves Out at CBS Following Multiple Sexual Assault Allegations, to Donate $20 Million to #MeToo Groups
Les Moonves is officially out at CBS: The network head has stepped down after 15 years as chairman and CEO at the Eye network, following serious sexual assault allegations leveled against him, CBS announced on Sunday evening. Moonves’ departure as CEO and chairman of CBS is effective immediately. Chief Operating Officer Joseph Ianniello will serve as […]
CBS chief Les Moonves to step down amid new sexual assault claims
After weeks of swirling sexual misconduct allegations, CBS chief Les Moonves appears to be on the way out. CNN‘s executive sources have claimed that Moonves is about to step down now that an exit deal is effectively complete. CBS could announce the departure by the morning of September 10th, according to the insiders. Just how […]
CBS Eyes Les Moonves Exit — Report
Les Moonves may soon be out at CBS, according to a new report published by CNBC. The embattled CEO, who has been accused of sexual harassment by six women, is in negotiations to step down as chairman of the CBS corporation. Moonves is expected to walk away with an exit package valued upwards of $ […]
CBS Addresses Les Moonves Sexual Conduct Allegations and Other Harassment Investigations [TCA 2018]
Kelly Kahl, president of CBS entertainment, gave an executive session before the Television Critics Association knowing full well that a majority of questions would center around the sexual misconduct allegations brought against Les Moonves, the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation. The New Yorker published Ronan Farrow’s investigation last […]
CBS hires 2 prominent law firms to investigate Les Moonves allegations
gotpap/STAR MAX/IPx CBS has hired two law firms to investigate the sexual misconduct allegations against its CEO, Leslie Moonves. Six women alleged that Moonves had accosted them sexually without their consent, according to a New Yorker article published last week. Covington & Burling and Debevoise & Plimpton, two top-flight legal entities, will handle the matter […]
CBS chief Les Moonves, who faces sexual misconduct allegations, is expected to answer questions during corporate earnings call this week
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Les Moonves, the CEO and chairman of CBS Corporation, is reportedly planning to take questions from analysts during his company’s second-quarter earnings call on Thursday. The CBS chief faces sexual misconduct allegations from at least six women, as reported by The New Yorker last week. According to The New Yorker, Moonves is […]
Stephen Colbert Addresses Moonves Harassment Allegations on Late Show: 'I Do Believe in Accountability'
Three days after CBS Corporation president Les Moonves was accused of decades of sexual harassment, Stephen Colbert had the unenviable task of addressing the allegations leveled against his boss. On Monday’s broadcast of The Late Show, Colbert responded to the recent New Yorker investigation, written by journalist Ronan Farrow, in which six women accused Moonves […]
6 women have accused CBS Corp. chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves of sexual misconduct
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Six women have accused Leslie Moonves, the CEO and chairman of CBS Corporation, of unwanted sexual advances and intimidation, according to a bombshell report from The New Yorker and investigative journalist Ronan Farrow. Four of the women alleged that Moonves had forcibly touched or kissed them during what were supposed to have […]