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How Les Moonves got to leave CBS on his own terms while others in #MeToo miscreant club got canned

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon

On Sept. 9, CBS Chairman Les Moonves resigned, following accusations by 12women of harassment and assault.

His departure, however, has not followed the script of other executives publicly shamed over harassment allegations and thrown out onto the curb.

Unlike television hosts Matt Lauer or Charlie Rose, he kept his job for several weeks after The...

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