
The Soap Opera Fight Over Paramount and CBS
The Town with Matthew Belloni
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What Ultimately Does Les Moonves Leave CBS?
The lengths that Les Moonves went to cover up what he was doing to keep at least one accuser silent was what ultimately did him in. He sent a text message saying, quote, I'm on my third vodka and second egg roll it's go time. It's a classic example of the cover up being worse than the crime. The thing that struck me the most was his PR guy, when confronted with this allegation that he had masturbated in front of his diabetes doctor, the PR guy's response is, no, less is a blowjob guy. Like really? That’s a great line. Matt Lauer: One of the big mysteries to me was why on earth would
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