{"id":76693,"date":"2024-02-17T18:43:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T18:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/les-moonves-former-head-of-cbs-fined-over-involvement-with-hollywoods-former-top-cop\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T18:43:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T18:43:05","slug":"les-moonves-former-head-of-cbs-fined-over-involvement-with-hollywoods-former-top-cop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/les-moonves-former-head-of-cbs-fined-over-involvement-with-hollywoods-former-top-cop\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Moonves, Former Head of CBS, Fined Over Involvement With Hollywood\u2019s Former Top Cop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">It&#8217;s been a while since former CBS chairman and CEO and so-called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2018\/12\/the-les-moonves-report-is-a-metoo-horror-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MeToo Horror Show<\/a>\u201d <strong>Les Moonves<\/strong> was in the news, but his name was back in the headlines late Friday. This time, it&#8217;s because he&#8217;s agreed to pay an $11,250 fine to the city of Los Angeles, over his relationship with a retired cop with Scientology ties.<\/p>\n<p>Moonves, who led CBS from 2003 to 2018, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2018\/08\/the-les-moonves-nightmare-enters-a-new-phase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the subject of an August, 2018 expose<\/a> that revealed multiple claims of sexual harassment and assault. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2018\/09\/les-moonves-admits-to-unwanted-kissing-of-his-doctor-19-years-ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women came forward<\/a> after its publication, to share additional stories, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2021\/03\/bombshell-cbs-investigation-leak-caused-multimillion-dollar-settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an internal investigation<\/a> by the network appeared to confirm many of those allegations, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2018\/12\/the-les-moonves-report-is-a-metoo-horror-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brought up new claims<\/a>. Investigators wrote then that Moonves \u201cengaged in multiple acts of serious nonconsensual sexual misconduct in and outside of the workplace, both before and after he came to CBS in 1995.\u201d Moonves has repeatedly denied all the allegations against him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE kIXbGQ caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd hBkROF iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Richard Branson is flanked by former Los Angeles city councilman Tom LaBonge (L) and Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood Division Commanding Officer Cory Palka at the unveiling of Branson&#8217;s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony, October 16, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd hCJFDV fNaHcW caption__credit\">ROBYN BECK\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In 2022, the New York attorney general\u2019s office released its own report on the allegations against Moonves, including the bombshell claim that a captain with the Los Angeles Police Department worked with CBS to cover up accusations made against Moonves in the years prior to the expose. While the report didn&#8217;t name the police officer in question, the LAPD did, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2022-11-02\/paramount-cbs-moonves-pay-million-ny-ag-settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling the LA Times<\/a> that the allegedly colluding cop was retired commander <strong>Cory Palka<\/strong>, who had been captain of the Hollywood station at the time of the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cSomebody walked in the station about a couple hours ago and made allegations against your boss regarding a sexual assault,\u201d Palka said in a November 10, 2017, voicemail message left for a CBS executive, the New York AG&#8217;s report read. \u201cIt\u2019s confidential, as you know, but call me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">A subsequent investigation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-11-13\/captain-hollywood-lapd-cbs-moonves-conspired-to-cover-up-assault-claim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by the LA Times<\/a> exposed even more details about Palka, including a revelation that the former LAPD captain sent Moonves a note that read \u201cI will always stand with, by and pledge my allegiance to you&#8221; as news of the allegations against him spread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Palka, who had developed a relationship with Moonves after working as his security detail for the Grammy Awards, \u201csecretly provided Moonves and CBS executives with status updates on the LAPD\u2019s investigation as well as personal details about the alleged accuser\u201d and \u201cslipped CBS a copy of the accuser\u2019s report,\u201d the LA Times reported. That information allowed CBS to begin \u201cinvestigating the victim\u2019s personal circumstances and that of her family,\u201d the New York AG&#8217;s report read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The news prompted actress <strong>Leah Remini<\/strong> to come forward <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846563064377344\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846563064377344&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846563064377344\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with her own concerns<\/a> about Palka, sharing a photo of him with a presentation check from the Church of Scientology. Remini, a longtime critic of the church, asked, \u201cWhat investigative information has he provided to Scientology over the years?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cCory was in charge of the division where I filed my missing person&#8217;s report into the disappearance of Shelly Miscavige,\u201d <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846563064377344\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846563064377344&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846563064377344\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Remini wrote<\/a>, referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2014\/03\/shelly-miscavige-scientology-queen-de-throned\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the alleged disappearance<\/a> of the wife of Scientology head <strong>David Miscavige<\/strong>. \u201cIn 2013, after I left Scientology, I filed a missing person&#8217;s report with the LAPD on Shelly. By the time I filed the report, it had been nearly eight years since I had seen or heard from Shelly,\u201d Remini wrote. \u201cHours after I filed the missing person&#8217;s report, the case was closed, and the LAPD announced to the press that they had found Shelly,\u201d <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846592818741257\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846592818741257&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1590846592818741257\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she said<\/a>. &#8220;When I asked if detectives had spoken to or had seen Shelly themselves, I was told that was \u2018classified\u2019 by the LAPD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/les-moonves-lapd-cory-palka-sexual-assault-fine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since former CBS chairman and CEO and so-called \u201c#MeToo Horror Show\u201d Les Moonves was in the news, but his name was back in the headlines late Friday. This time, it&#8217;s because he&#8217;s agreed to pay an $11,250 fine to the city of Los Angeles, over his relationship with a retired cop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6542],"class_list":{"0":"post-76693","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-les-moonves"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}