CBS CEO Leslie Moonves expected to resign after new sexual harassment allegations
Bowing to pressure brought on by a sexual harassment scandal, CBS Corp. Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves was expected to resign late Sunday or early Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment publicly.
Negotiations over the terms of his departure accelerated after a new report Sunday in the New Yorker magazine, which detailed six women's allegations of sexual misconduct involving Moonves in the 1980s and 1990s.
Moonves' departure was not unexpected. Moonves, 68, has been negotiating a settlement with independent CBS board members in recent weeks. But talks heated up after the latest allegations contained in the New Yorker article, which included the
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