CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves has resigned after at least 12 women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct in a pair of New Yorker articles authored by Pulitzer Prize winner Ronan Farrow. In a statement released Sunday evening, CBS said that Moonves would depart his position as chairman, president and CEO “effective immediately.” […]
As Leslie Moonves Negotiates His Exit from CBS, Six Women Raise New Assault and Harassment Claims by Ronan Farrow…
Keith Ellison’s Ex-Girlfriend Says She Filmed Him Dragging Her Off Bed…
The ex-girlfriend of Democratic National Committee Deputy Chairman Keith Ellison offered new details of abuse Thursday that she claimed to have experienced while dating him in 2016. Karen Monahan, 44, claimed in her first TV appearance that the Democratic congressman from Minnesota got violent after a verbal altercation in September 2016, but did not release […]
Keith Ellison to Ex-Girlfriend: ‘We Don’t Have to Destroy Each Other’ Over Domestic Abuse Accusations…
No Immediate Action on Les Moonves Sexual Harassment Accusations After CBS Board Meeting…
CBS didn’t take immediate action regarding CEO Les Moonves amid accusations by multiple women of sexual harassment after board members gathered Monday to discuss the situation. “CBS Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors is in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation. No other action was taken on this […]
Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by Ronan Farrow…
For more than twenty years, Leslie Moonves has been one of the most powerful media executives in America. As the chairman and C.E.O. of CBS Corporation, he oversees shows ranging from “60 Minutes” to “The Big Bang Theory.” His portfolio includes the premium cable channel Showtime, the publishing house Simon & Schuster, and a streaming […]
92 Percent of Republicans Think Media Intentionally Reports Fake News…
Nearly all Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (92%) say that traditional news outlets knowingly report false or misleading stories at least sometimes, according to a new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll. Democrats and non-leaning independents also feel this way, but not nearly to the same extent. Why it matters: The data shows that trust in the media is heavily […]
Monmouth Poll: 77 Percent Think Traditional Media Reports ‘Fake News’…
According to a new Monmouth University poll, 77 percent of Americans believe that traditional TV and print news outlets report “fake news.” 31 percent said outlets report fake news “regularly,” while 46 percent said they do so “occasionally.” The poll also asked respondents to indicate if they think outlets report fake news in order to […]