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board has also set up a special committee to help the probe, and
Moonves will have no role in the investigation, CBS said in a
statement.
The investigation by the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton will be
led by Mary Jo White, a former chair of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, CBS said.
Covington & Burling, which previously worked with Uber
Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] to look into its culture and
workplace practices, is the second law firm that will probe the
matter.
Moonves, who joined CBS in 1995 and has been CEO since 2006,
earlier said he "may have made some women uncomfortable by
making advances", which he called mistakes that he regretted
immensely, but that he understood "'no' means 'no'" and had
never used his position to harm anyone's career.
Moonves is the latest executive to come under scrutiny by the
#MeToo social movement, which has sought to hold accountable
male business leaders, politicians and entertainers for sexual
misconduct, leading to resignations in major corporations,
Hollywood and among lawmakers.
CBS board left Moonves in his post on Monday as it discussed
sexual harassment claims against him.
(Reporting by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar
Warrier)
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