At the same time, Mr. Moonves and his legal team are gearing up to fight CBS for his severance. Under the terms of his exit agreement, CBS has been paying Mr. Moonves’s legal fees. Should CBS prevail, Mr. Moonves would have to foot the bill himself. As CBS looked into those claims, it also learned that Mr. Moonves was trying to buy the silence of another accuser by getting her work on a CBS show. As part of his employment agreement, Mr. Moonves was required to comply with any internal investigation.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2019 23:18 UTC