Gayle King asks CAS to release results of Leslie Moonves – Variety investigation

Gayle King, presenter of CBS This Morning, has asked CBS to release details of his investigation into allegations of sexual assault against former CEO Leslie Moonves.

Moonves was deported on Sunday amid a growing list of troubling allegations of sexual misconduct dating back several decades. Moonves' settlement with CBS on Sunday calls for the results of the investigation to remain confidential for a non-disparagement agreement between the parties. The investigation will determine whether Moonves is eligible for any of the $ 120 million in layoff funds set aside for the long-standing executive of the CBS.

The fact that CBS would not disclose the results of the investigation has angered women's rights advocates and others who claim that CBS will not leave the Moonves scandal without full transparency.

King expressed this opinion in his first public comments on Moonves' departure on Tuesday on "CBS This Morning" in a conversation with John Dickerson and Norah O'Donnell. The investigation also examines reports of problems within CBS News, including allegations of inappropriate behavior by Jeff Fager, executive producer of "60 Minutes" and former president of CBS News.

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"I'm fed up with the story and I got sick with everything we hear," King said. With regard to the project of keeping the private report, she said, "How can we conduct this investigation and not know how it will be published? The Moonves was recorded, he says, listen, he did not do these things, it was consensual, he did not hurt any career. I think it would be in his interest that we hear what the report finds out. "

King, like many others, pointed out that women who have made claims about Moonves have little incentive to fabricate or exaggerate incidents with Moonves.

"You have women coming in, talking very credibly about something so painful and humiliating. It is my experience that women do not go out and talk in this way for no reason. They do not do anything, "said King. "So I do not know how we are progressing if we do not have – we at CBS – full transparency about what we find. …. In our own home, we must have transparency. "

King also expressed his empathy for Moonves' wife, "The Talk" and "Big Brother" host Julie Chen. And she recognized Moonves' strong balance sheet as a CBS leader since 2006.

"I feel for Julie Chen today. She is in a very difficult position, "said King. "And Les Moonves have done great things for this company, and we can not forget it either. So, it's just a bad situation all around. "