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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former CBS chief executive and president Les Moonves has agreed to pay a $11,250 fine to settle a complaint accusing him of interfering with a police investigation of a sexual assault case, according to documents released Friday by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. According to the documents, Moonves acknowledged working closely with then-Capt. Cory Palka of the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017 to obtain information about a sexual assault victim’s confidential police report against him. Moonves also met with Palka for an hour at a restaurant to discuss the complaint and ways to quash it. Los Angeles' Government Ethics Ordinance governs the conduct of city employees and forbids them from misusing or disclosing confidential information acquired through their work.

Persons: —, Les Moonves, Moonves, Cory Palka, Palka, didn’t, Weeks, Harvey Weinstein, Phyllis Golden, Gottlieb, Letitia James Organizations: ANGELES, CBS, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Ethics, Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD, Hollywood Division, Lorimar Productions, New York, Moonves Locations: Los Angeles City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

☆ ‘Big Brother’ Contestant Is Expelled for Using Racial Slur
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Maya Salam | More About Maya Salam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After Valentine, an illustrator from Florida, used the slur, he immediately apologized to the three other men in the room and tried to backtrack. Jared Fields, who is Black, mostly stayed quiet but responded to Valentine by saying that the slur can make white people more uncomfortable than Black people. On an Instagram account that is followed by verified accounts of other “Big Brother” contestants, Valentine posted an apology to his story, along with a photo of himself and a prayer hands emoji. “YEARS of problematic behavior and language in the Big Brother house going unpunished led to fans and former houseguests speaking up,” Herren posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Aaryn Gries, a Season 15 contestant, was questioned by Chen Moonves after being filmed making racist and homophobic remarks.

Persons: Valentine, Jared Fields, ” Valentine, Fields, ”, “ Luke, “, ” Andy Herren, ” Herren, Jackson Michie, Aaryn, Chen Moonves Organizations: CBS, Big, Twitter Locations: Florida

☆ The Long, Long Reign of ‘Big Brother’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Calum Marsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When she was first approached to host the CBS reality competition show “Big Brother,” in the summer of 2000, Julie Chen Moonves didn’t know what to think. “I was very confused, and as a journalist I had a million questions,” she said in a late July phone interview. I pictured it like ‘Survivor’ with air-conditioning.”“Big Brother,” which premiered on July 5, 2000, has just entered its 25th season. Chen Moonves is still the host, and “‘Survivor’ with air-conditioning” is still a pretty accurate description. Like that network peer, “Big Brother” has weathered vitriolic criticism, survived seismic changes to the landscape of television and endured countless trend cycles in both reality TV and network programming as a whole.

Persons: ”, Julie Chen Moonves, Chen Moonves, “, — Organizations: CBS, Reality, Paramount Locations: Netherlands

☆ Trump's rape trial defense? His accuser and her friends have Trump Derangement Syndrome
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Donald Trump's lawyers have tried to undermine E. Jean Carroll, who accuses him of rape. Just moments later, Trump's lawyers rested their case as well, without presenting any evidence. Carroll and her friends, Trump's lawyers suggest, all have Trump Derangement Syndrome. According to Trump's lawyers, the whole lawsuit is a conspiracy schemed up by ardent Trump critic George Conway. AP Photo/John MinchilloTrump's attorney pointed out that Birnbach had said Trump and his allies had symptoms of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

☆ E. Jean Carroll's friend testified she urged the writer to go to the police minutes after alleged Trump rape
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Ashley Collman | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Day five of the E. Jean Carroll trial started with testimony from the writer's friend Lisa Birnbach. Birnbach said Carroll called her minutes after her alleged rape by Donald Trump in the mid-1990s. Carroll was "hyperventilating" and appeared to be "still processing" while recalling the alleged rape, Birnbach said. "No, no, no, I'm not going to the police," Birnbach recalled Carroll saying. E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump.

☆ CBS, Moonves must pay $30.5 million for insider trading after sex assualt allegations
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

CBS and its former president, Les Moonves, will pay $30.5 million as part of an agreement with the New York attorney general’s office, which says the network’s executives conspired with a Los Angeles police captain to conceal sexual assault allegations against Moonves. Moonves will have to pay $2.5 million, all of which will benefit stockholders who the attorney general said were initially kept in the dark about the allegations. At least one of those executives — one of the few privy to an internal investigation — sold millions in dollars of stock before the allegations against Moonves became public, which the attorney general’s office said amounted to insider trading. The captain then met personally with Moonves and another CBS executive and fed them confidential information about the investigation. The captain instructed the police officers investigating the complaint to “admonish” the woman not to go to the media with her allegations, according to the attorney general’s office.

A lawyer for CBS, now known as Paramount Global (PARA.O), said the company has tentatively agreed to pay $7.25 million and Moonves would pay $2.5 million to shareholders. Neither the company nor Moonves will admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement. Lawyers for CBS, Moonves and the shareholders did not immediately respond to requests for comment. CBS and Moonves agreed in April to pay $14.75 million to settle the shareholder case, which alleged they initially hid the misconduct allegations while publicly supporting the #MeToo movement. In December 2018, CBS said it had fired Moonves for cause and withheld his $120 million severance package.

☆ LAPD captain warned CBS about Les Moonves sexual assault claim, NY attorney general says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

James said she referred the matter to the California Attorney General's office. The investigation found text messages between the LAPD captain, top-ranking CBS executives and Moonves that revealed the allegations. The captain also worked with executives for several months to prevent the complaint from becoming public, according to the attorney general's release on Wednesday. Moonves left CBS in 2018 after allegations of sexual misconduct and cultural problems in the company. "As a publicly traded company, CBS failed its most basic duty to be honest and transparent with the public and investors."

☆ Les Moonves, CBS to pay $30 million in settlement with NY AG over sexual misconduct allegations
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Frank Pallotta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN Business —Leslie Moonves, former chief executive officer of CBS, and CBS reached a $30.5 million settlement with the office of the attorney general of New York, Letitia James, on Wednesday. Moonves stepped down as CBS’ chief executive in 2018 following multiple sexual misconduct allegations. The exit marked the end of Moonves’ tenure atop one of the most powerful companies in the media world. Moonves denied the allegations. Moonves himself must pay $2.5 million, which will also go to CBS shareholders.

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