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Investigation into Les Moonves uncovers more cases of alleged sexual misconduct

Dec. 05, 2018 Entertainment

The board of CBS hired two law firms to investigate the sexual misconduct allegations against former CEO Les Moonves. The draft report was leaked. It says Moonves repeatedly lied to investigators, and destroyed evidence to save his reputation and severance.

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