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Displaying all articles tagged:
Les Moonves
sexual assault
June 21, 2019
Les Moonves Accused of Sexual Assault by Writer E. Jean Carroll
Carroll also claims she was assaulted by Donald Trump.
By
Jackson McHenry
#metoo
May 26, 2019
Scott Pelley on Why He Lost His
Evening News
Gig
“I lost my job at the
Evening News
because I wouldn’t stop complaining to management about the hostile work environment.”
By
Anne Victoria Clark
what?
Feb. 8, 2019
Les Moonves Has Quietly Started a New Company Called Moon Rise Unlimited
“CBS is paying for the office space that Mr. Moonves now occupies.”
By
Jordan Crucchiola
money
Dec. 19, 2018
CBS Has to Pay for Les Moonves’s Legal Battle With CBS
The company was paying his legal fees until he was fired by the board this week.
By
Hunter Harris
exits
Dec. 17, 2018
Les Moonves Won’t Get $120 Million Severance From CBS
An investigation concluded he was fired with cause.
By
Hunter Harris
#metoo
Dec. 13, 2018
CBS Settled With Eliza Dushku for $9.5 Million Settlement for Harassment on
Bull
The actress claims to have been written off the show after speaking up for herself.
By
Bethy Squires
#metoo
Dec. 13, 2018
Cybill Shepherd Says Rebuffing an Advance From Les Moonves Got Her Show Canceled
Shepherd says the former head of CBS propositioned her over dinner.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
cbs
Dec. 6, 2018
Report: CBS Has Been Paying an Alleged Assault Victim Millions in Hush Money
More claims of abuse classified as “credible” in the reckoning at CBS.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
#metoo
Dec. 4, 2018
Les Moonves Kept Employee On Call for Oral Sex, According to CBS Investigation
The New York
Times
has released the CBS internal report.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
sexual assault
Nov. 28, 2018
Les Moonves, Manager Tried to Silence Accuser With $1,500 Acting Gig
A new report reveals a sexual assault allegation from 1995.
By
Hunter Harris
retirement
Nov. 2, 2018
Les Moonves Says He’s Not Trying to Come Back to TV Because He’s ‘Retired’
That’s one word for it.
By
Jackson McHenry
sexual harassment
Sept. 28, 2018
CBS Subpoenaed in New York in Les Moonves Sexual Misconduct Investigation
The New York County District Attorney’s Office and the New York City Commission on Human Rights are looking into allegations made against him.
By
Halle Kiefer
cbs
Sept. 18, 2018
Julie Chen Officially Leaves
The Talk
With Video Message
“I need to spend more time at home.”
By
Jackson McHenry
julie chen
Sept. 17, 2018
Julie Chen Is Leaving
The Talk
She’ll announce the decision on Tuesday’s episode via a video message.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
#metoo
Sept. 13, 2018
Julie Chen Takes a Stand for Les Moonves While Hosting
Big Brother
It was the littlest big statement possible, but it happened.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
#metoo
Sept. 12, 2018
Here’s How Les Moonves Lost the Support of CBS
It wasn’t just the harassment allegations.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
cbs
Sept. 12, 2018
60 Minutes
Chief Jeff Fager Out at CBS
Fager’s departure is “not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports.”
By
Jackson McHenry
cbs
Sept. 12, 2018
Designing Women
Creator Says Les Moonves Kept Her Shows Off the Air
“People asked me for years, ‘Where have you been? What happened to you?’ Les Moonves happened to me.”
By
Jackson McHenry
#metoo
Sept. 11, 2018
Time’s Up Calls for More Changes at CBS
“We ask that you not dishonor the bravery of those who have come forward by spending that money unwisely.”
By
Anne Victoria Clark
les moonves
Sept. 11, 2018
Gayle King Calls for Transparency in CBS Charlie Rose, Les Moonves Investigation
“I don’t know how we move forward if we at CBS don’t have full transparency about what we find.”
By
Hunter Harris
les moonves
Sept. 10, 2018
Interim CBS Chief Omits Les Moonves Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Staff Email
Something is missing here …
By
Hunter Harris
cbs
Sept. 10, 2018
Julie Chen to Take Time Off From
The Talk
in Wake of Les Moonves’s CBS Exit
But she’ll appear on Thursday night’s
Big Brother
.
By
Jackson McHenry
cbs
Sept. 10, 2018
Les Moonves Might Still Get a $120 Million Payout From CBS
Unless CBS determines the disgraced exec can be fired for cause.
By
Josef Adalian
les moonves
Sept. 10, 2018
Norah O’Donnell Addresses Moonves Exit on CBS This Morning
“The most powerful media executive in America has resigned in the wake of this #MeToo movement.”
By
Hunter Harris
the industry
Sept. 9, 2018
Les Moonves Issues Statement Denying ‘Untrue Allegations’ After CBS Exit
The CBS CEO resigned Sunday after the release of a
New Yorker
report detailing more sexual harassment and assault claims against him.
By
Halle Kiefer
cbs
Sept. 9, 2018
Leslie Moonves Is Out at CBS
Moonves and CBS will donate $20 million to organizations that support #MeToo.
By
Maria Elena Fernandez
the industry
Sept. 9, 2018
How Will Les Moonves’ Exit Affect CBS?
His fall after three decades in the showbiz stratosphere is unquestionably a milestone moment. But will it make much of a difference?
By
Josef Adalian
the industry
Sept. 9, 2018
Les Moonves Reportedly Stepping Down From CBS
A dozen women now claim they were harassed or abused by him.
By
Devon Ivie
les moonves
Sept. 7, 2018
Les Moonves Reportedly Tried to Destroy Janet Jackson After Super Bowl Incident
He didn’t, though.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
the industry
Sept. 6, 2018
CBS Reportedly Preparing Hefty Settlement Package for Les Moonves’s Exit
Including $100 million in stock.
By
Hunter Harris
last night on late night
Aug. 13, 2018
Colbert Says There Was No Pushback From CBS for Talking Les Moonves on
Late Show
“Nobody said a damn thing.”
By
Megh Wright
investigations
Aug. 8, 2018
CBS Folds Internal Investigations Together
The investigations will look into the company at all levels.
By
Jackson McHenry
metoo
Aug. 3, 2018
Brad Kern and the House That Moonves Built at CBS
“When he [Brad Kern] was not fired… it seemed to me that Les must be enabling this kind of behavior.”
By
Maureen Ryan
les moonves
Aug. 1, 2018
CBS Launches Investigation Into Les Moonves Allegations and ‘Cultural Issues’
The board says it “is committed to acting in the best interest of the Company and all of its shareholders.”
By
Anne Victoria Clark
les moonves
Aug. 1, 2018
Les Moonves Departs Commission Designed to End Harassment in the Workplace
He was the CBS representative for the Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
July 31, 2018
Les Moonves Won’t Face Sex-Abuse Charges Due to Statute of Limitations
A woman told the LAPD that Moonves sexually abused her in the 1980s.
By
Jackson McHenry
last night on late night
July 31, 2018
CBS’s Own Stephen Colbert Addresses Les Moonves Sexual-Harassment Allegations
“You know the old saying. How do you get in a Ronan Farrow article? Practice, practice, practice.”
By
Halle Kiefer
sexual harassment
July 30, 2018
CBS Will Conduct Independent Investigation Into Les Moonves Allegations
Today’s board meeting yielded “no other action.”
By
Halle Kiefer
the talk
July 30, 2018
Julie Chen Says She’ll Stand by Les Moonves ‘Today, Tomorrow, Forever’
“I issued the one and only statement I will ever make on this topic.”
By
Jackson McHenry
the industry
July 30, 2018
Will Les Moonves Hang On to His Job?
And what happens to CBS if he doesn’t?
By
Josef Adalian
tcas 2018
July 30, 2018
Chuck Lorre Avoids Discussing Moonves, Says He Supports Safe Work Environments
Lorre created CBS hits
The Big Bang Theory
and
Two and a Half Men
.
By
Jackson McHenry
sexual harassment
July 27, 2018
Julie Chen Issues Statement Defending Husband Les Moonves Following Allegations
“He has always been a kind, decent and moral human being.”
By
Halle Kiefer
sexual harassment
July 27, 2018
6 Women Claim CBS Chair Leslie Moonves Sexually Harassed Them
A
New Yorker
report also claims a widespread culture of harassment at CBS.
By
Jackson McHenry
les moonves
July 27, 2018
CBS Investigating Les Moonves Ahead of
New Yorker
Report
“The Board will promptly review the findings and take appropriate action.”
By
Hunter Harris
vulture reading room
Nov. 5, 2015
7 Fun Non-Scientology Stories in Leah Remini’s Book
That time she thought she almost got the part of Monica on
Friends
.
By
E. Alex Jung
Sept. 8, 2015
Leslie Moonves on 20 Years at CBS
“We do terrific shows … For CBS to adapt? That’s totally the wrong word.”
By
Josef Adalian
the industry
Sept. 2, 2015
Jon Stewart Believes in You, Stephen Colbert!
“I’m not suited, and he is.”
By
E. Alex Jung
the streaming wars
Mar. 11, 2015
Showtime Will Also Do Stand-alone Streaming
Whatever HBO can do, Showtime can do … also.
By
Lindsey Weber
Sept. 10, 2014
CBS CEO Les Moonves Calls Overnight Ratings ‘Virtually Irrelevant Now’
It looks like the head honchos of the major networks – or CBS, at least – are finally coming to terms with how outdated overnight Nielsen […]
By
Megh Wright
May 16, 2014
CBS Says They’re Not in Talks with Joel McHale to Take Over ‘The Late Late […]
With NBC having canceled Community last week and freeing up star Joel McHale in the process, many have speculated that he’d be groomed to take […]
By
Bradford Evans
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