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Chen, 48, supported her 69-year-old husband andannounced her departure fromThe Talkin a videotaped message to viewers.
Although Osbourne and Chen worked alongside each other daily onThe Talk, Osbourne admitted on theJim and Sam Showthat she hasn’t “spoken to Julie in forever.”
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“It would have been terribly embarrassing for her,” said Osbourne, adding, “Just really, really tough on her. I mean, when they were doing the investigation, I think that every female employee through CBS got a letter from the people that are dong the investigation for the company to say, ‘Have you ever had any inappropriate meetings with him? Has he ever been inappropriate with you?’ … And too, when your husband has been the boss and he’s run everything, and when you come in, everybody is doing an invisible curtsy … and then you come in and if you want a cappuccino, ‘Oh actually, you have to pay for that now.’ You can’t go back to being an employee, because it wasn’t like she was an employee.”
Days ahead of her departure, Chen, who shares 9-year-old son Charlie with Moonves, supported her husband in a big way onBig Brother.
At the end of an episode, Chen sent a subtle — but pointed —message of solidarityto her husband when she signed off the show as “Julie Chen Moonves” — a first for the longtimeBig Brotherhost.
“Everybody went, ‘S—!’ That was like, ‘What’d she just say?!’ ”Osbourne saidon theJim and Sam Showabout Chen’s shocking signoff.
“Hey, listen, she must love that little guy,” she added.
After Moonves’ exit, CBS said that the network and Moonves “will donate $20 million to one or more organizations that support the #MeToo movement and equality for women in the workplace.”
“For the past 24 years it has been an incredible privilege to lead CBS’s renaissance and transformation into a leading global media company. The best part of this journey has been working alongside the dedicated and talented people in this company,” Moonves said in a statement toVariety.
He wrote, “Untrue allegations from decades ago are now being made against me that are not consistent with who I am.”
source: people.com
