Julie Chen has yet to speak publicly about her husband in the ewake of his resignation as CEO at the CBS Corporation, but on Monday her silence spoke volumes.
The host and creator of the network's popular daytime show The Talk was a no show for the season premiere, and did not say when she planned to return to the program in a statement.
'I am taking a few days off from The Talk to be with my family. I will be back soon and will see you Thursday night on Big Brother,' Chen said in a statement.
That move came just days after a CBS source told DailyMail.com that Chen pulled out of affiliate interviews to promote the new season of the show.
The show did not opt to have a guest host fill in for Chen on the season nine premiere, and it was Sharon Osbourne who was tasked with speaking about the controversy.
All the women weighed in on the news, with Sheryl Underwood at one point calling the allegations against Moonves 'a blessing from god.'
Absent: Julie Chen did not appear on The Talk for the season premiere on Monday, one day after her husband was forced to step down as CEO
Same line-up: The show did not opt to have a guest host fill in for Chen on the season nine premiere (l to r: Sheryl Underwood, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne and Eve)
'Julie Chen I know is very strong, a resilient woman,' stated Underwood.
'But I think this is a blessing from god to be unburdened from secrets and unchained from lies and that now is the time for everyone to look inside themselves and become better people and treat people the way they should be treated.'
She added: 'And women should not feel that they have to carry secrets and burdens and lives destroyed.'
Osbourne began the discussion however by praising Chen, while also voicing her concern that The Talk may not survive in the wake of this move,
'First of all, I want to say that whatever times I have had of hardship over the last eight years, Julie has always been there for me. She's been a friend. She is somebody who I admire and respect greatly,' said Osbourne, who appeared to be on the verge of tears.
'And it's very embarrassing and upsetting to have to talk about her husband, but we do. We feel it's right.'
She continued: 'I personally knew Les Moonves in a superficial way, nothing more. I know nothing about the man other than he was Julie's husband and he was the head of the biggest network in the world. And the most powerful man in T.V.'
Osbourne then addressed a previous statement she made in July showing support for Moonves, which she soon backtracked on and deleted from her social media.
'I was asked a couple of months ago to make a statement supporting Leslie which I felt I was as diplomatic as I could be with the statement that I made, but now after seven more women have come out, the stories are so similar, the pattern is so similar that for me, it's - he's not been convicted of any crime, but obviously the man has a problem,' said Osbourne.
Her remarks then turned towards what the future might hold for her and the other hosts.
'When a new regime comes into a company, we all know they sweep clean. Everybody here at CBS is nervous about their jobs,' said Osbourne.
'Yes, the ladies at this table will go on and we'll probably find another show if our show, please god, it's not taken off, we'll always find another job and nobody is, you know, in that position yet.'
She added: 'It's just historically when somebody new comes in, things change. I care about the producers. I care about the crew. I care about as Mr. Moonves would say, the little people and that's who I care about.'
Talking out: Sharon Osbourne took over for Chen at the table, and said of Moonves: 'obviously the man has a problem'
Time is not up: Moonves is not leaving CBS despite being forced to resign as CEO, and instead will advise the company for two years (Moonves above in 2017)
Sara Gilbert spoke next, and moved the focus of the conversation abck to the women who have come forward with allegations.
'I agree Julie is our friend. This is our ninth season and we've been together since the beginning. I love her. I support her always. You know,' began Gilbert.
'However, this is an important time in our culture and just because this hits close to home, it doesn't change this story. All women's stories matter and these women's stories matter.'
That line drew a vigorous round of applause from the audience.
'You know, this is very serious and the appropriate actions need to take place. And so I am happy when women are heard because for a long time, they haven't been,' she went on to say.
Eve then echoed these thoughts, and said she looked forward to the moment when women did not have to deal with these behaviors in the workplace.
Underwood closed things out, saying: 'This is somebody that we see every day, he was Mr. Moonves to me, too. I never called him by his first name because he was the boss.
'But today we have got to understand that women are carrying this around and then you wonder why I can't get a job, and why these things can't happen. Today we say enough is enough. And today we say we believe you. We hear you. Go on with your life and openly somebody is going to ask you for forgiveness and somebody is going to say, I need to be a better person because god let your eyes open today.'
She closed by stating: 'Do better with your life and never come back to this day ever again.'
Moonves may have been forced to resign as the CEO of CBS Corporation, but he is not going to be leaving the company despite the allegations of sexual assault that have been made by 13 women.
A filing submitted by CBS to the United States Securities and Exchange Committee obtained by DailyMail.com on Monday revealed that Moonves would be staying on for up to two years to help advise the company in order to ensure a smooth transition.
That filing also revealed that in his position Moonves would be given his own office and a security detail, paid for by CBS.
CBS will also place $120 million into a grantor trust that will be given to Moonves pending the outcome of two investigations into these allegations.
And the $20 million that Moonves was said to be donating to various #MeToo charities is actually coming out of the pocket of CBS Corporation.
'Mr. Moonves has agreed to perform transition advisory services for the Company for one year following his resignation (or, if earlier, until the date the Board determines the Company is entitled to terminate his employment for cause) in order to provide for a smooth transition of his duties,' reads the filing.
'In order to facilitate such transition services, the Company will provide Mr. Moonves with office services and security services for up to two years following his resignation.'
The filing also goes over Moonves' compensation package, though does not get into great detail regarding how it might be impacted by the investigations other than to note if he is cleared he will receive the full amount due to him under his contract.
'Within thirty (30) days following the Termination Date, the Company will also contribute $120,000,000 to a grantor trust,' it reads.
'In the event the Board determines that the Company is entitled to terminate Mr. Moonves’s employment for cause under his employment agreement and Mr. Moonves does not demand arbitration with respect to such determination, the assets of the grantor trust will be distributed to the Company and the Company will have no further obligations to Mr. Moonves.'
Just before that the company reveals that they will cover the charitable donation.
'Within thirty (30) days following the Termination Date, the Company will make contributions in the aggregate amount of $20,000,000 to one or more charitable organizations that support the #MeToo movement and equality for women in the workplace, which organizations have been designated by Mr. Moonves in consultation with the Company,' states the filing.
That line seems to contradict the statement made just one day prior by the company in a press release.
'Moonves and CBS will donate $20 million to one or more organizations that support the #MeToo movement and equality for women in the workplace,' read the release.
'The donation, which will be made immediately, has been deducted from any severance benefits that may be due Moonves following the Board’s ongoing independent investigation led by Covington & Burling and Debevoise & Plimpton.'
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Main photo article Julie Chen has yet to speak publicly about her husband in the ewake of his resignation as CEO at the CBS Corporation, but on Monday her silence spoke volumes.
The host and creator of the network’s popular daytime show The Talk was a no show for the season premiere, and did not say when she...
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