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CBS will deny former CEO Leslie Moonves $120 million; Newborns have their own ugly Christmas sweater party
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CBS will deny former CEO Leslie Moonves $120 million; Newborns have their own ugly Christmas sweater party
Report: Russian social media campaign tried to suppress Democrat turnout in 2016; CBS: Fired CEO Leslie Moonves will not receive severance.
CBS and Leslie Moonves, the company's former CEO and president, reached a settlement worth $30.5 million with the New York State Attorney General over allegations of sexual misconduct against Moonves, misleading investors and insider trading. Jericka Duncan reports.
The New York Attorney General's Office said the majority of the settlement funds will be returned to company shareholders.
6 more women accuse CBS CEO Leslie Moonves of sexual misconduct; Naomi Osaka upsets Serena Williams in U.S. Open
Moonves' employment was terminated on September 9, 2018 following multiple allegations of sexual assault or misconduct.
CBS says former chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves will not get the $120 million severance payment his contract called for. The CBS board of directors said Monday there "are grounds to terminate" Moonves "for cause," allowing the company to block that payout. Jericka Duncan reports.
Former CEO and company's investigations of misconduct allegations against him loom over latest shareholder gathering
"60 Minutes" had been allowed to operate independently, which allowed the inappropriate conduct to continue unchecked, according to the report
Former CBS chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves reportedly tried to destroy evidence and mislead investigators looking into sexual misconduct allegations against him. The New York Times says it reviewed a draft report prepared by lawyers hired by CBS. Those findings could wipe out Moonves' $120 million in severance pay. Anna Werner reports.
The findings will be a factor in whether Moonves receives a severance payout of $120 million
CBS said it also received a subpoena from the New York City Commission on Human Rights and that the New York State Attorney General has also requested information
Richard Parsons, former CEO of Time Warner, will serve as interim chairman of the CBS board
She had been with the show since it launched in 2010, but said she needs to leave to spend time with her family
Julie Chen returned to "Big Brother" days after her husband, Leslie Moonves, resigned as CBS CEO amid allegations of sexual misconduct
CBS News announced Wednesday that "60 Minutes" executive producer Jeff Fager was fired. In less than a year, three of the most powerful men in broadcasting -- Fager, CEO Les Moonves and "CBS This Morning" co-anchor Charlie Rose -- were all accused of misconduct. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan reports.
His departure comes two days after CBS announced that CEO Leslie Moonves would step down following allegations of sexual assault and harassment
In a new letter, Time's Up called on the CBS Corporation board to give $120 million to organizations that address sexual harassment and workplace safety, in the wake of allegations of sexual assault against former chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves, who resigned Sunday.
Colbert said, "It's never a good sign when you're the subject of a Ronan Farrow double-dip"
"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King responds after CBS chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves was forced to resign on Sunday amid new sexual misconduct claims. We may never know exactly what CBS is able to discover about Moonves' behavior because in his separation agreement, the company agreed to keep the investigation into the allegations confidential.
The attorney for one of Leslie Moonves' accusers says her client will meet Tuesday with two independent law firms investigating sexual misconduct claims against the former CBS chairman and CEO. Moonves was forced to resign Sunday after new abuse allegations by seven women were published. Jericka Duncan reports.
A CBS filing with the SEC also gave more details about the potential financial exit package for outgoing CEO Leslie Moonves
CBS and Moonves will donate $20 million to one or more organizations that support the #MeToo movement and equality for women in the workplace
Longtime CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves stepped down from his position following new reports of sexual abuse and harassment allegations against him. Elahe Izadi, pop culture writer for The Washington Post, discusses the allegations against Moonves and how his departure from CBS impacts the #MeToo movement.
The claims come six weeks after Ronan Farrow first published allegations against Moonves by six other women in The New Yorker