22:58 – CBS: Internal investigation into harassment charges against the CEO

Independent directors of US television group CBS have launched an internal investigation into charges of badual harbadment against CEO Leslie Moonves. The Hollywood Reporter reported Friday that The New Yorker magazine was preparing to publish an article implicating this giant of television. Asked by AFP, the New Yorker did not follow up on the article, which would have been written by Ronan Farrow, one of the journalists at the forefront of revelations on the Weinstein affair. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Leslie Moonves reportedly kissed and touched several women without permission. The facts would spread over more than twenty years, according to the same source. "The independent directors of CBS are committed to investigate any complaint about a violation of the company's internal rules on the subject," they wrote in a statement issued by the group. "Once this investigation, which includes charges dating back several decades, is completed, the board will study its findings and take the necessary actions," they continued. Leslie Moonves, a 68-year-old television legend, managed to turn around the CBS channel, which was in great difficulty during the 1990s. In 1995, he joined the group and was promoted to the head of the group. huge hits like "The Big Bang Theory", the family of "CSI" or "Survivor". He managed to make CBS the most watched channel in the United States and even propelled it to the top of second-party talk shows, with the emergence of Stephen Colbert. The Moonves is engaged with the Redstone family in a battle for the future of CBS, that the Redstone wish to merge with the group of media Viacom, which refuses the boss of the channel. The CBS action has stalled after the publication of the Hollywood Reporter article. Around 13:00 (17:00 GMT), she lost 6.55% on the New York Stock Exchange. (Belga)

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