CBS & Messy Les Moonves
If you thought Sumner Redstone was a degenerate, just WAIT until you meet his pervy protege, Les Moonves!
CBS CEO Les Moonves, aka “Mr. TV” is one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. He transformed CBS from a sleepy granny network into a ratings powerhouse with shows like Survivor, Big Brother, Criminal Minds, and The Big Bang Theory. The business part of this story is one Cheezy Blaster away from being a 30 Rock episode.The action behind closed doors on the other hand reads more like Law & Order: SVU.
Moonves with his Father (Herman) Mother (Jo) and Wife (Julie) in 2009.
After college he moved to NYC to pursue acting. For the next 6 years he took classes at Greenwich Village’s Neighborhood Playhouse which is where tons of famous actors took classes - Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen, Jeff Goldblum, Sally Jessy Raphael, Christopher Meloni and his absolute DUMPER.
The Hasty Heart poster (1983)
Moonves is pictured in 1995 on the cover of New York Magazine with George Clooney, Teri Hatcher and Jennifer Anniston. Their careers were propelled by the shows they starred in which he launched - Lois & Clark, E.R. and Friends
Moonves was scooped up by CBS in 1995 after successfully shepherding the entertainment division of Lorimar and Warner Bros Television
Moonves only has one pose for photos, knuckles on boardroom table. Literally white knuckling through business.
'I felt that everybody knew about what was going on [between Moonves and Chen]. And everybody did know. Except me.
Jonah Hill, Sara Moonves, and MK Olsen in 2018
SUMMER SHOULD BE FUN - NANCY IS FUN
Julie Chen Moonves on season 1 of 'Big Brother'. CBS
Julie & Les at Billionaire Summer Camp (Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference)
Read - Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct: Six women accuse the C.E.O. of harassment and intimidation, and dozens more describe abuse at his company.
Griffin told the reporter that Kopelson’s email was indicative of “men who control the checkbooks,” who, despite the entertainment industry’s liberal reputation, tend to be more conservative and don’t like people who rock the boat.
Protesters opposing severance pay for Leslie Moonves, the ousted CBS chief executive, outside the company's shareholders meeting in New York on Tuesday. Credit...Seth Wenig/Associated Press
A text exchange between Kathy Griffin & Julie Chen Moonves
Eventually Shari did become chair of both Viacom and CBS through Paramount Global - the position that was originally her birthright. She put her pal Bob Bakish in control of the company as CEO. But the question about Shari is, did she get what she actually wanted, the love of her father.