Six more women accuse Les Moonves of sexual misconduct as CBS negotiates his exit

The New Yorker

Ronan Farrow has followed up his bombshell New Yorker story that accused the CBS chairman and CEO of sexual harassment with another article detailing allegations from six more women. The story comes CBS' board of directors is reportedly negotiating Moonves' exit. "Six additional women are now accusing Moonves of sexual harassment or assault in incidents that took place between the nineteen-eighties and the early aughts," writes Farrow. "They include claims that Moonves forced them to perform oral sex on him, that he exposed himself to them without their consent, and that he used physical violence and intimidation against them. A number of the women also said that Moonves retaliated after they rebuffed him, damaging their careers." In a statement, Moonves said three of the encounters were consensual, without going into detail. “The appalling accusations in this article are untrue," he said. "What is true is that I had consensual relations with three of the women some 25 years ago before I came to CBS. And I have never used my position to hinder the advancement or careers of women. In my 40 years of work, I have never before heard of such disturbing accusations. I can only surmise they are surfacing now for the first time, decades later, as part of a concerted effort by others to destroy my name, my reputation, and my career. Anyone who knows me knows that the person described in this article is not me.”

UPDATE:

• Les Moonves is expected to step down as early as Monday morning
• Moonves isn't expected to get a $100 million exit package
• Moonves may have sexually harassed his doctor 19 years ago
• Time's Up reacts to the six new women who've accused Moonves of sexual misconduct: "“These allegations speak to a culture of toxic complicity at CBS, where the safety of women was continuously ignored to protect the careers of powerful men and the corporation."
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom denounces potential Moonves $100 million exit package: "As an employee of CBS, I would just like to say that Les Moonves should be fired without getting a f*cking dollar. The actions described in this article are those of sexual assault and shame on anyone else in the corporation who knew about his crimes."