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CBS and disgraced former CEO Les Moonves will donate $20 million to the #MeToo movement

Marielle Segarra Sep 10, 2018
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 Leslie 'Les' Moonves attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

CBS and disgraced former CEO Les Moonves will donate $20 million to the #MeToo movement

Marielle Segarra Sep 10, 2018
 Leslie 'Les' Moonves attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Disgraced former CBS head Leslie Moonves will contribute millions of his severance to the #MeToo movement after multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Small nonprofits on the receiving end could find themselves scrambling to manage the donations.

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