Moonves moved to CBS a little later in 1995 becoming the president of CBS Entertainment as well as acted in April 1998 as the executive remaining in the same position until 2003 until his promotion to the director and coordinator of CBS. Later, in July of the year 1995, he moved to CBS and president of CBS Entertainment. He became the president and the executive in April 1998. He remained in the position until 2003 and then he was promoted to president and CEO of CBS.

Personal life, Marriages, divorce and kids – Leslie Moonves

Moonves personal life hadn't many twists or confusion, but he was involved in two marriages. His first marriage was on December 17, 1978, with Nancy Wiesenfeld and had three children with her, but the request for divorce was made by the Superior Court of Los Angeles en April 2003 alleging the existence of differences impossible to be reconciliation.

Even before the end of Moonves divorce process met again involved in a serious relationship and this time with a celebrity news and TV, Julie Chen. During this period the ex-wife Moonves, Nancy Wiensenfeld was still the anchor of “The Early Show” on CBS, where in 2004 the divorce was finally finished. Thirteen days after the end of the divorce process, Moonves and Julie Chen married in Mexico a few years later on September 24, 2009, and they had their first child named Charlie. Shari Redstone, daughter of Sumner Redstone, has proposed merging CBS and Viacom Inc. once more, a step Moonves opposes.

After The New Yorker's article appeared, CBS issued a statement saying in part, "The timing of this report comes in the midst of the company’s very public legal dispute," referring to ongoing litigation between CBS and Redstone's holding company.  Moonves and Julie Chen married in 2004, a few weeks after he and his first wife finalized their divorce. Moonves and Chen met when he selected Chen, a newsreader for The Early Show, to host reality show Big Brother. In 2010 Chen took on hosting duties for the daytime show The Talk. Following the New Yorker article and its allegations against her husband, Chen released a statement of support on Twitter that said in part, "Leslie is a good man and a loving father, devoted husband and inspiring corporate leader. He has always been a kind, decent and moral human being. I fully support my husband and stand behind him and his statement.

Leslie Moonves Net Worth

With a networth estimated at $300 million, from years of work dedicated to the television industry, Leslie Moonves currently lives in Beverly Hills. He bought his current home of Andrew Heyward, a former co-worker. Moreover, In May 2017, Moonves signed a contract to remain at the head of CBS Corp. through 2021. Under the terms of this agreement, he could receive a payout of $184 million should he be terminated without cause. Working for CBS has also provided Moonves with benefits that go beyond salary: the company funded his $500,000 private screening room and covers his travel on corporate jets.