CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves accused of misconduct dating back to the 1980s, report says
LOS ANGELES_CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves has long been larger than life in Hollywood: the master showman who saved CBS from irrelevance, the savvy programmer with a knack for putting together hit shows and building the venerable network into a TV juggernaut.
But on Friday Moonves no longer controlled the script. CBS stock plunged on rumors that a bombshell report would be published that alleged he sexually harassed multiple women more than a decade ago.
The article, published Friday afternoon by The New Yorker magazine, said six women had accused Moonves of sexually harassing them and that their careers suffered after they rebuffed his advances.
Even before the story came out, CBS' independent directors announced the company had launched an investigation of any inappropriate behavior. The directors said they plan to support Moonves and his
