Embattled CBS chief Les Moonves has stepped down from the Anita Hill–led commission to address sexual misconduct in the media and entertainment industries after a New Yorker exposé lodged several misconduct accusations against him. Deadline, which was first to report Moonves’ departure from the commission, published a letter from Hill announcing the move. The group is headed up by Hill, who in 1991 alleged sexual harassment in the workplace by Clarence Thomas, then waiting to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. Last fall, Moonves spoke favorably about the Me Too movement after a litant of sexual abuse and harassment accusations surfaced against now-former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. He said he “always understood and respected” that “no means no.”CBS has launched a third-party investigation into the accusations.

Source: Huffington Post August 02, 2018 15:33 UTC