CBS gives no indication it will release Moonves findings
NEW YORK — CBS offered no indication Tuesday that it would publicly release the findings of the report that led the network to deny a $120 million exit package to Leslie Moonves, the chief executive who was dismissed for sexual misconduct.
Moonves, once the most powerful executive in the television industry, lost the payout Monday when the CBS board of directors concluded that there were grounds to fire him because of violations of network policy and his “wilful failure” to co-operate with the investigation.
The board cited a just-concluded report by outside investigators, but the network is not spelling out the details.
Moonves, who built CBS into the nation’s most popular network, was ousted in September after several women accused him of sexual misconduct and retaliation if they resisted his advances. He has characterized his relationships as consensual and denied attempts to stonewall investigators.