00:00But that's not what we're here to talk about. But of course, yeah, I know my husband.
00:06Julie Chen Moonves is finally opening up about husband Leslie Moonves and the sexual abuse
00:12allegations that led to his CBS exit as CEO. Chen Moonves appeared on Good Morning America
00:17to promote her new memoir, But First God, in which she details how in the past five years
00:23she found God. During the discussion, Chen Moonves claimed that despite her statement
00:27announcing her departure from the talk in 2018 as a move of her own, her exit was not on her own
00:33terms, stating that her memoir reveals that she was actually asked to leave.
00:37Yeah, I never revealed that until But First God. That was a hard time. I felt stabbed in the back.
00:48Her talk exit followed a 2018 expose in The New Yorker detailing sexual misconduct allegations
00:54against Moonves, including claims of forcible touching or kissing, physical intimidation,
00:59and threats to derail careers. This eventually led to the CEO being ousted from the network.
01:05While talking to GMA, Chen Moonves was asked whether she had questioned her husband
01:09about the allegations.
01:10That's not what we're here to talk about. But of course, yeah, I know my husband.
01:16You know, I know my husband. Chen Moonves also declined to directly address her position on the
01:25Believe Her movement that followed the wave of Me Too allegations starting in 2017,
01:30including those against her husband.
01:32Well, I think that's getting off track from But First God.
01:36She added,
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