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“CBS This Morning” anchor Gayle King has called for CBS to release details of its investigation into sexual assault allegations against former chairman-CEO Leslie Moonves.
Moonves was forced out on Sunday amid a growing list of troubling allegations of sexual misconduct dating back decades. The settlement Moonves reached with CBS on Sunday calls for the results of the investigation to be kept confidential per a non-disparagement agreement between the sides. The investigation will determine whether Moonves is eligible for any of the $120 million in severance funds that have been set aside for the long-serving CBS executive.
Word that CBS would not disclose the results of the investigation angered women’s rights advocates and others who argue that CBS will not move past the Moonves scandal without full transparency.
King articulated that view in her first public comments on Moonves’ departure, made Tuesday on “CBS This Morning” in a conversation with co-anchors John Dickerson and Norah O’Donnell.
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