Among the issues addressed in this call, as well as Thursday's quarterly revenue call and network presentation to TV reporters Sunday: The CBS board of directors suspend Moonves pending investigation? Who would be the CEO by If Moonves is sidelined, would he be able to get back to work and keep him in the long run? And removing Moonves from the equation would increase the chances of an unwanted merger with Viacom?
The council issued a statement a few hours before the story was published, promising to investigate the claims, "review the findings and take appropriate action."
The New Yorker article, written by Ronan Farrow, contained the accounts of a half-dozen women who had professional relations with Moonves from the 1980s to the late 2000s. describes forced touching or kissing during business meetings; the other two claimed that Moonves intimidated them physically or threatened to derail their careers.
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#MeToo Movement, Moonves firmly denied the charges in a statement to USA TODAY.
"Throughout my stay at CBS, we have promoted a culture of respect and opportunity for all employees and have always managed to elevate" I acknowledge that there are dozens of 39 years ago, I may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances, they are mistakes, and I regret them a lot, but I have always understood and respected them – and respected the principle – that "no" means "no" and that I have never abused my position to harm or impede the career of any one.
The statement continues: "C & # 39; is a time when all are appropriately focused on how we help improve our society, and we, at CBS, are determined to be part of the solution. "
Farrow, whose reportage on Harvey Weinstein earned him a Pulitzer, rebuffed the idea that the allegations were all aged several decades in an interview on CNN's "New Day."
"Our story is not that it was decades ago." The most recent of these cases was in the 2000s, "Farrow told Alisyn host Camerota." I will let his statements speak for themselves, but the article, I think, also speaks for itself. "
in the Friday statement of the Moonves' wife, l & rsquo; CBS host Julie Chen who tweeted that she supported him "completely". (The two were married in 2004 and have an eight-year-old son together.)
"Obviously, I think any family member experiencing the repercussions of allegations like this, and I think that in the sources of this story, the goal was not to overthrow Leslie Moonves, "Farrow" The goal here is to broadcast stories that were buried – sometimes for a long time, because these women were terrified and protect the next woman who comes, both in relation to the Moonves and compared to a culture around women and a culture of retaliation that many people – dozens of people have said acros prolonged He concluded in these terms: "I think what these sources want is accountability, it is not a matter of demolishing a person and, of course, it is painful for a family and for somebody. one like Julie Chen. "
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