Former CBS CEO Les Moonves was fired from his job after allegedly exposing himself and forcing aspiring actress Bobbie Phillips to perform oral s** on him during a meeting in 1995.

According to The New York Times, Moonves had tried to stop Phillips from sharing her account of the s**ual misconduct by offering her a role on a CBS series.

Phillips, who was attempting to break into the industry at the time, met with Moonves to discuss possible work when the incident occurred.

Halfway through the meeting, Moonves reportedly exposed himself and said, “look how hard you make me.”

Phillips claims that he then forced himself into her mouth and said, “Be my girlfriend and I’ll put you on any show.”

Moonves denies ever forcing Phillips to perform oral s** but does not deny that the s**ual act took place.

The two were interrupted halfway through when Moonves received a phone call, at which point Phillips fled from the office.

Following the encounter, Moonves began to worry about the incident approximately a year ago according to Phillips’ agent Marv Dauer, and became increasingly concerned over time.

Dauer is upfront about the fact that he used his knowledge of the Phillips scandal to try and get work for her and his other clients on CBS.

He also said that one day after she met Moonves, Dauer informed Phillips that the executive had called to say he had lined up producers interested in meeting the woman.

Phillips broke down in tears and refused, saying she never wanted to see Moonves again or meet with any of the producers.

Then, a year ago, word got out about a possible piece being written about Moonves past, and the CBS head allegedly grew concerned that Phillips would be the focus.

Once the CBS board learned that Moonves offered Phillips work to stay silent he was dismissed, and now Phillips has also filed a $15 million lawsuit.

In addition to trying to silence her, Phillips is accusing Moonves of defaming her by stating the encounter was consensual.

Moonves ‘reopened these wounds, causing medical injuries and effectively ending her acting career’ said Phillips’ lawyer.

The CBS board realized – after learning that Moonves tried to find Phillips a job – that they needed to remove Moonves from his position according to emails that were seen by the Times, but were still prepared to let him leave with half of his $180 million severance package.

A deal was put in place that would pay Moonves out the rest of the money if an investigation cleared him, and a new release announcing the decision was being drafted when The New Yorker called to fact-check a story that contained on-the-record allegations from six new women.

The board realized at that time there was no way to let Moonves leave with any money until the investigation was complete, and voted to terminate his employment on the Sunday, just hours after The New Yorker published its story.

Many on the board had been ready to oust Moonves long before that, most notably Shari Redstone.

Redstone was actually the first to reveal that a story might be underway, sharing this news with the company in January.

When a February story focused on President Trump and not Moonves, some on the company board believed that they were off the hook.

That was not the case.

The Times previously reported that no matter what the investigation finds, board members have said it is ‘all but certain’ that Moonves will receive no money from the company.

The board was upset not only about The New Yorker story but also about “new incriminating details from their lawyers.”

Moonves had managed to win a number of board members over by dismissing the claims made in the first New Yorker story and claims that he s**ually assaulted a woman in the 1980s, who was later revealed to be Phyllis Golden-Gottlieb.

However, many on the board had been prepared to oust him long before the latest allegations came to light.

The incident involving Phillips is just one of a number of allegations that have been made against Moonves.

The New Yorker published an article in July 2018 detailing accusations of s**ual misconduct against him from six women.

Moonves has denied all the allegations, but his departure from CBS marks a significant moment in the #MeToo movement.