Cybill Shepherd is doubling down on her claim that ousted CBS Chairman
Les Moonves once propositioned her, and that declining such advances resulted in her
hit sitcom being cancelled. In December, when Shepherd was a guest on
Michelle Collins' SiriusXM radio show, she shared a story about a dinner she
had with Moonves at a time when her show 'Cybill' aired on his network in the
late '90s. She explained that her then boss had expressed his desire to take her
home as his wife or mistress didn't turn him on, but she rejected his advances.
Her show was canceled shortly thereafter, and the actress claims that her refusal
to go home with him was the reason. In an interview with 'THR' for her new
film 'Becoming Rose,' she said that after sharing her story, she was contacted
by a law firm representing other women but she turned down their offer.
Meanwhile, Moonves himself is enlisting the help of his own legal team as he
fights CBS' conclusion that it had cause to fire him and deny him $120 million
in severance. On Dec. 17, after a months-long investigation into whether Moonves
had sexually harassed several women over the course of decades, CBS announced
they had found sufficient cause to fire him and to withhold his massive payout.
Specifically, the network said at the time that Moonves willfully violated both
company policy and his employment agreement and failed to cooperate
with the investigation led by two law firms hired by the company.
Moonves' attorney, Andrew Levander, issued a statement that characterized
CBS's decision as "foreordained" and "without merit," adding that Moonves
"vehemently denies any nonconsensual sexual relations and cooperated
extensively and fully with investigators."
To read more on this ongoing story, head to THR.com.
For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.
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