Indiewire: Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS, has been accused of sexual harassment in an investigation published by The New Yorker. The article is written by Ronan Farrow, the journalist behind last fall’s Pulitzer Prize–winning story about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse.
The exposé features six women accusing Moonves of making unwanted sexual advances on them, including actress and TCM host Illeana Douglas. The allegations date back as far as the 1980s.
Four of the women accuse Moonves of “forcible touching or kissing during business meetings, in what they said appeared to be a practiced routine,” while two told Farrow that the executive “physically intimidated them or threatened to derail their careers;” all claim that he grew “cold or hostile” after they rejected his advances.
“What happened to me was a sexual assault, and then I was fired for not participating,” Douglas said. She claims that he harassed her in 1997, during pre-production on the pilot episode of “Queens.” “He seemed more than just my boss,” at the time, Douglas told Farrow. “He was very much like a father figure.” more here
How long before Jeff Zucker gets his turn in the barrel? It will happen.
As long as there are old sleazy Hollywood perverts, there you will find Ronan Farrow with his daddy issues.
His real ire is with Woody’s woody. But by all means little blue eyes, go for the dismantling of the Hollywood machine. No one will complain.
I forget, which 0bama friend is he?
Illeana Douglas ! Really, she is a great actress, hot, she is not.
Makes it that much more believable.
This was discussed at the next ‘big one’ on local NYC radio WEEKS ago, Marc Simone’s show.
MAGA2016
KAG2020
And don’t forget all the assistants, accountants, lawyers, and (especially!) corporate board members that were paid to keep the rape machine running.
You cannot get much more immoral than the entertainment business. None of this crap would have been tolerated 50 years ago.
The CBS “Eye” logo is black for a reason. Moonves just proved it.