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Months. moonves could make up to $120 million. >> brian lowrie, our colleague, who covers this industry as well, at the beginning of his piece, its like a head falling off mt. rushmore. >> it really is, the equivalent of matt lauer of morning tv. this is the corporate equivalent of that. the most acclaimed executive, arguably the most powerful man in the entertainment industry now leaving his job. hell say this is a corporate coup, that this was about backroom dealings zblefs in a big fight with...

Pervasive in our culture. and this, i know, is true to the core of my being. women cannot achieve equality in the workplace or society until there is a reckoning and a taking of responsibility. >> there was no apology in his statement from les moonves. he did say he was saddened to leave the company and claimed allegations against him are untrue. speaking this morning to good morning america, one of his accusers called out moonves denials and called them an outright lie. listen to this. >> thats...

You could save $782. liberty mutual insurance. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ cbs chief executive les moonves forced out this morning, in the face of new sexual misconduct allegations, sexual misconduct and abuse allegations, the first ceo of a fortune 500 company to lose his job because of these allegations sparked in the wake of the me too movement. his departure comes as a number of women accusing him of abuse and harassment has grown to 12. earlier this morning, cbs this mornings ...

Legalzoom. where life meets legal. for months, the me too movement shed light on the realities of being a woman in hollywood. the latest executive thrown into the spotlight, cbs president and ceo less moonves. hes facing allegations of harassment and intimidation inside the workplace. he admitted he may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances but insists he has never misused his position to harm anyones career. it has been nearly nine months since the height of this movement. and...

To combine viacom and cbs and some of the independent cbs directors talking to over the weekend moonves should be suspended while the internal investigation takes place. he is entitled to a fair investigation. they dont have the majority at the moment. a big black eye, cbs logo and these allegations with moonves says he regrets if he made everybody uncomfortable is a black eye for cbs and not clear how much he can survive in the job. >> there were times decades ago i may have women uncomfortable...

Shortstop allen trammell. they bring the total number of players inducted into the hall of fame to 257. >> bill: good class. >> where are all the cubs in there and -- pete rose goes to cooperstown every year and but allowed to set foot inside there because of a ban. he says the baseballs are juiced. there is no doubt in his mind that the baseball players these days have a juiced baseball and why the ball is flying out of these parks. he said he will be at war with baseball until the day he dies....

Buzz". the allegations go back two decades, some five or 10 years ago. first whats story on this, howie? >> these allegations reported are devastating and chilling, bill. one example, actress douglas she says moonves pinned her down and tried to grope her and then she was fired from a sitcom. another writer said, he threatened to ruin her career. the on the record accounts has caused an explosion. anybody below the level of chairman cbs would have gotten rid of that person as happened with charl...

>> the first one is from moonves himself. he says i recognize that there were times decades ago when i may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances. those were mistakes, and i regret them immensely. i always understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means no, and i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyones career. second statement from cbs, cbs is very mindful of all workplace issues and takes each reported misconduct very seriously. we do not belie...

>> well get the details on this from cnn money senior reporter dylan buyers. dylan, what are we learning in this article? >> well, what we have here, jim, is allegations from at least six women against the chief executive of cbs, less moonves, and it is hard to think of a more sort of well known and influential figure in hollywood. in fact, one media executive here likening it to a nuclear bo bomb.

Theres trade fears, a lot of nasty rhetoric about china. china has more restrictions about getting money out. chinese want safe money so they bought u.s. real estate as a safe haven. its harder to get the money out. >> shepard: were waiting for this article to drop, which were led to believe includes reports on less moonves. sounds like cbs session they will independent -- investigate. moonves will keep running the company and his team. the amazing thing, the company is in this crazy fight with ...