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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Les Moonves may not get his $120 million severance

    Les Moonves stepped down from CBS in September, following allegations of sexual misconduct. The board of CBS hired two law firms to look into those allegations. Their draft report was leaked to the New York Times.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 5, 2018 • 1 min read

    Les Moonves stepped down from CBS in September, following allegations of sexual misconduct. The board of CBS hired two law firms to look into those allegations. Their draft report was leaked to the New York Times. It says Moonves repeatedly lied to investigators, and destroyed evidence to save his reputation and a $120 million severance deal.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Investigation into Les Moonves uncovers more cases of alleged sexual misconduct
    1. 0:00Mueller suggests no prison time for Michael Flynn in Russia probe
    2. 5:48Les Moonves may not get his $120 million severanceYou’re reading this
    3. 14:14Airbnb pulls out of the occupied West Bank
    4. 22:51In ‘The Feral Detective,’ survivalists resemble Trump voters
    5. 38:19Anonymous artist installs benches at remote bus stops
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