CBS Hires Law Firm to Look into Misconduct Accusations

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CBS has hired the regulation agency Proskauer Rose to conduct an external investigation into accusations of racism, sexism and abusive place of work conduct at CBS Tv stations, CBS Leisure Team president and CEO George Cheeks said in a Friday memo to staff.

“I … understand that some workforce might be hesitant to arrive ahead and share their issues, but I assure you that your voice will be listened to, and that we will act on the results of the investigation both equally swiftly and properly,” Cheeks wrote in the memo. “We also want all personnel to know they can and should really increase worries in good faith and with out concern which is why we prohibit retaliation — in any sort — towards everyone who speaks up.”

Keisha-Ann Gray of Proskauer Rose will direct the exterior investigation, Cheeks said.

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In a different memo sent to team, ViacomCBS president and CEO Bob Bakish also inspired staff members to “support in the investigation by coming ahead to share their issues.”

“To be distinct: our firm requires any allegation of misconduct extremely seriously, which is why we have moved rapidly to interact an exterior investigator to conduct a assessment of this make a difference,” Bakish wrote.

Earlier this 7 days, CBS positioned CBS Television set Stations executives Peter Dunn and David Pal on administrative depart, pending “a 3rd-get together investigation” into the accusations of misconduct — which included the bullying of feminine managers and endeavours to block the using the services of and retention of Black journalists — that have been very first reported by the Los Angeles Periods.

In modern a long time, CBS has been at the heart of a quantity of scandals involving its leading executives and talent that have led to the firings or forced resignations of previous chief government Les Moonves, journalist Charlie Rose, previous “60 Minutes” government producer Jeff Fager and “MacGyver” and “Magnum PI” showrunner Peter Lenkov.