Calling Moonves News Today

Yesterday, farrow detailing the chilling and graphic allegations by six more women. two on the record sandra saying he forced them to perform oral sex. one saying he slammed her against a wall. others saying he retaliated against them and ruined their careers. it would have been a whitewash for cbs to leave this man at the top of the company. >> sandra: whats next for moonves and cbs? >> i find the denial week. he says three of these six cases were consensual sex but doesnt say which ones. there...

Moonvess severance pay will be upward of $100 million and accusers find it unconscionable. he will be given all, some or none of that money. also a $20 million donation coming from any potential severance pay to moonves will go to organizations supporting the #metoo movement and empowering women. in a statement moonves says untrue allegations from decades ago are being made against me not consistent with who i am. effective immediately i will no longer be chairman and chief executive officer of ...

Story mr. moonves and cbs corporations were responsive and their responses included in the story a fair degree of contrition that is suggested in mr. moonvess statement? >> sandra: whats the takeaway? >> i think the independent cbs directors have taken over with moonves on the ropes and decided to stop trying to do damage control and to be more forthright both in cooperating with journalists like farrow and trying to turn the page on this terrible chapter. if it were not for the doinged reportin...

More likely he will get a chunk of that. after the spotlight has faded. master stroke by cbs to announce it is donating to money to be deducted from moonvess compensation $20 million to organizations that support the #metoo movement. >> sandra: a lot unknown about the overall settlement. farrow in talking about this, this isnt the first time the company has faced allegations of this type from the press, but he goes on to say how there is a fair degree of contrition when it comes to what is sugge...

Assertions untrue. writing quote in my 40 years of work, i have never before heard of such disturbing accusations. i can only surmise they are surfacing now for the first time decades later as part of a concerted effort by others to destroy my name, my reputation, and my career. lets bring in howard kurtz, fox news media analyst and host of "media buzz". howie, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> sandra: you make the case this is the most prominent and powerful person yet to be brought down...

Go team gerri, details and pictures coming up. >> sandra: it was a fun morning. it was indeed. meanwhile everybody, good morning, im sandra smith. cbs calling moonvess resignation hours after far owes bombshell reported six more women are waging abuse allegations against the television executive. he is denying it all. >> bill: brian yenis picks it up from there. what more do we know? >> the chairman and ceo of cbs will not receive severance pay or exit pay at this time. there is a caveat. this s...