Douglas was one of six women who accused Moonves of sexual misconduct
Actress Illeana Douglas is calling for “real change” after accusing CBS CEO Les Moonves of holding her down and kissing her, then retaliating against her for rejecting his advances. And Douglas’ says “real change” for her when she can “resume the creative and working relationship” she had with CBS “that was so tragically cut short in 1997.”
“Real change will occur when victims of sexual assaults are not stigmatized as whistle blowers, or people with some kind of agenda for coming forward,” she said in a statement after a New Yorker story, written by Ronan Farrow, detailed sexual misconduct accusations against Moonves by her and five other women.
“Real change will occur when opportunities to work at companies where assaults have occurred are no longer condoned. Speaking for myself, real change will occur when I can walk through the front doors of CBS and resume the creative and working relationship that was so tragically cut short in 1997,” she said.
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Douglas shared graphic accusations of sexual misconduct against Moonves in Farrow’s story, in which a total of six women accused him of harassment.
Douglas said that during a business meeting with Moonves in 1997, surrounding the CBS series “Queens,” she was pinned down with her arms over her head while Moonves “violently” kissed her.
Moonves admitted to making advances against numerous unnamed women “decades ago,” but said he’s never misused his power to hinder careers.
“In a millisecond, he’s got one arm over me, pinning me,” Douglas told Farrow, who added that Moonves held her down on his office couch.
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