CBS CEO Les Moonves will resign

As reports circulate that CBS is close to negotiating the exit of embattled CEO Les Moonves over allegations of sexual misconduct, another bombshell report has come out in which six more women detail unwanted sexual encounters with him.

In an article for the New Yorker, written by the scribe of the first expose on Moonves, Ronan Farrow, more women have come forward. Their accounts allege misconduct on behalf of the CBS executive that includes forced oral sex, exposing himself to women without their permission, forcibly kissing unwilling participants and placing the careers of those that rebuffed him in jeopardy.

“The appalling accusations in this article are untrue. What is true is that I had consensual relations with three of the women some 25 years ago before I came to CBS. And I have never used my position to hinder the advancement or careers of women,” Moonves told the outlet in a statement. “In my 40 years of work, I have never before heard of such disturbing accusations. I can only surmise they are surfacing now for the first time, decades later, as part of a concerted effort by others to destroy my name, my reputation, and my career. Anyone who knows me knows that the person described in this article is not me.”

Despite his denial, Phyllis Golden-Gottlieb, Jessica Pallingston, Deborah Green, Deborah Morris, Linda Silverthorn and Deborah Kitay each came forward to describe an alleged incident involving Moonves.