For Julie Chen, the #MeToo movement and 2018 sexual misconduct claims against husband Les Moonves are still touchy subjects.
“That’s not what we’re here to talk about,” Chen told “Good Morning America” journalist Juju Chang, who asked about the allegations against her husband. Instead, Chen wanted the focus of the interview to be on her audio memoir, “But First, God,” in which she recounts finding Christ amid professional and personal turmoil.
In July 2018, Chen’s husband, the former chief executive of CBS, was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. The scandal jeopardized both Moonves’ and Chen’s careers at CBS. Within months of the allegations, Chen left daytime’s “The Talk” and Moonves departed the broadcasting company without a severance package.
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According to Chang, Chen said in the book that leaving “The Talk” in September 2018 was not her decision. “I never revealed that until ‘But First, God,’” Chen said.
She added: “That was a hard time. I felt stabbed in the back. I was.”
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Representatives for “The Talk” did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment Tuesday.
Chen told Chang that “of course” she and Moonves discussed the allegations, repeatedly saying, “I know my husband.” She recalled having to tell their son, Charlie — who turns 14 on Sunday — about the allegations against his father.
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