#Julie Chen Moonves Says She “Felt Stabbed in the Back” Over ‘The Talk’ Exit, Spoke to Leslie Moonves About Sexual Misconduct Claims

#Julie Chen Moonves Says She “Felt Stabbed in the Back” Over ‘The Talk’ Exit, Spoke to Leslie Moonves About Sexual Misconduct Claims

Julie Chen Moonves said she questioned her husband, Leslie Moonves, over the 2018 sexual abuse allegations that resulted in his resignation as CBS CEO and disputed a previous statement that she made the decision to leave The Talk after a decade as co-host. Chen Moonves opened up about both topics, while also declining to discuss…

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#CBS settles shareholder #MeToo suit for .75M

#CBS settles shareholder #MeToo suit for $14.75M

“CBS settles shareholder #MeToo suit for $14.75M” CBS parent Paramount Global has agreed to pay $14.75 million to shareholders who claimed that the media giant’s failure to disclose sexual misconduct allegations against former CEO Les Moonves “artificially inflated” the value of its stock. According to Reuters, lawyers for Paramount Global, Moonves and the plaintiffs filed a proposed settlement agreement…

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#Shari Redstone’s ViacomCBS mega-merger a mess

#Shari Redstone’s ViacomCBS mega-merger a mess

“#Shari Redstone’s ViacomCBS mega-merger a mess” A few years ago, it seemed that Shari Redstone hit the jackpot: Not only did she finally get rid of her chief tormentor in Les Moonves, she also pushed through a long-sought formal merger of the two companies she controlled, CBS and Viacom.  The merger was a career moment…

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#Amid mega-mergers and acquisitions, ViacomCBS may be in play

#Amid mega-mergers and acquisitions, ViacomCBS may be in play

“#Amid mega-mergers and acquisitions, ViacomCBS may be in play” In the world of mergers and ­acquisitions, Wall Street bankers have an old saying: “Everyone talks to everyone.” The cliché describes those preliminary M&A powwows between CEOs that are so commonplace, you probably shouldn’t label them “deal discussions.” Except on those occasions when they deserve that…

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