A few hours after news broke that her husband Les Moonves is resigning from CBS, Julie Chen announced she will be taking a break as a co-host on the network's The Talk. According to Deadline, season 9 of the show premiered Monday without Chen, but she will still be hosting Big Brother on Thursday.
“I am taking a few days off from The Talk to be with my family,” Chen said in a statement. “I will be back soon and will see you Thursday night on Big Brother.”
Back in July, Ronan Farrow published a report in the New Yorker where six women accused the CBS CEO of sexual misconduct. Six more women came forward over this past weekend with allegations against Moonves in a follow up article.
Following the first article, Chen released a statement in support of her husband. “I have known my husband, Leslie Moonves, since the late ’90s, and I have been married to him for almost 14 years,” she wrote, per Deadline. “Leslie is a good man and a loving father, devoted husband and inspiring corporate leader. He has always been a kind, decent and moral human being. I fully support my husband and stand behind him and his statement.”
Moonves continues to deny the accusations, and released his own statement about his resignation on Monday. "Untrue allegations from decades ago are now being made against me that are not consistent with who I am. Effective immediately I will no longer be Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CBS," he said.
CBS has decided to donate $20 million from Moonves' severance benefits to the #MeToo Movement.
