{"id":8893,"date":"2018-07-31T11:58:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T15:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/cbs-seeks-outside-counsel-investigate-moonves-allegations\/"},"modified":"2018-07-31T12:39:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T16:39:33","slug":"cbs-seeks-outside-counsel-to-investigate-moonves-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/cbs-seeks-outside-counsel-to-investigate-moonves-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Seeks Outside Counsel to Investigate Moonves Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CBS Corporation&#8217;s board of directors is in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation of misconduct allegations against CEO Leslie Moonves.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS board came together for a regularly scheduled meeting yesterday, during which no further action was taken surrounding claims against Moonves. On Friday, <em>The New Yorker<\/em> published an article in which six women accused the executive of sexual misconduct, with allegations dating from the 1980s to the 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>Though the CBS board did not address the Moonves claims directly, they did release a brief statement saying that they were seeking outside counsel. 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