Moonves

The Los Angeles Ethics Commission has unanimously voted to reject the proposed settlement by the city with Les Moonves, the former president and CEO of CBS. The settlement, made public last week, stated that Moonves tried to influence now-retired LAPD Captain Cory Palka amid a sexual assault investigation against the executive. The legal documents noted that Moonves agreed to pay an $11,250 fine on Feb. 5 for violating the city’s ethics code. Moonves “admits that he violated City law by aiding…

Les Moonves, the former president and CEO of CBS, tried to influence now-retired LAPD Captain Cory Palka amid a sexual assault investigation against the executive, new documents from the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission found. The legal documents, made public on Friday and obtained by NBC4, revealed that Moonves agreed to pay an $11,250 fine on Feb. 5 for violating the city’s ethics code by “inducing” a city official to misuse his position for Moonves’ benefit. The Ethics Commission found that…

The children of the late TV executive Phyllis Golden-Gottlieb, whose claims of sexual misconduct against Les Moonves helped lead to his resignation as CEO of CBS in 2018, spoke out on Jan. 20 about the Los Angeles Police Department’s mishandling of her confidential police report. They and their attorney, Gloria Allred, said they met the previous day with LAPD Chief Michel Moore and an internal affairs investigator about since-retired Captain Cory Palka, who is now being probed by the department and the…

Leslie 'Les' Moonves, president and chief executive officer of CBS Corp.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesParamount Global and former CBS chief Les Moonves agreed to make additional payments to settle an investigation by the New York State Attorney General's office, which disclosed further allegations involving the Los Angeles Police Department's role in the matter on Wednesday.The investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James found that a commanding officer with the LAPD had tipped off the former CBS…