Leslie Moonves Receives Nothing From CBS Exit Package A filing on Friday marked the end of a long dispute between the company and the once-powerful executive, who was fired in 2018 after accusations of sexual misconduct. Leslie Moonves, ousted as CBS chief executive in 2018, had disputed the company’s decision to withhold $120 million it had set aside for a potential severance package.Credit...Chris Pizzello/Invision May 14, 2021, 6:37 p.m. ET Leslie Moonves, who led CBS as chief executive for 15 years before he was ousted in 2018, will receive nothing from the $120 million the company had set aside in a potential severance package, according to a federal filing on Friday.