Leslie Moonves Fined $11K by L.A. City Ethics Commission for His Role in LAPD Scandal
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor Leslie Moonves, the ousted former leader of CBS Corp. whose storied career came to an abrupt end in 2018 amid the disclosure of past sexual assault allegations, has been ordered to pay a $11,250 fine by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission for his role in a 2017 LAPD scandal connected to his downfall at CBS.
In 2017, as CBS’ leader was increasingly consumed with dodging accusations of past sexual misconduct from multiple women, he was tipped off to a police report filed in November 2017 by one of those accusers.
Former TV executive Phyllis Golden-Gottlieb alleged that Moonves sexually assaulting her in 1986 when the two worked together at Lorimar Television.
Moonves’ informant was Cory Palka, then a captain in the Los Angeles Police Department. Palka had previously worked as a private security guard for Moonves at the Grammy Awards from 2008 to 2014.
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