Julie Chen Moonves shares the keys to a strong marriage after the Les scandal

Julie Chen Moonves revealed the keys to keeping a strong marriage six years after her husband, Leslie “Les” Moonves, was accused of sexual misconduct.

“When you know you’re right, you don’t screw up,” the “Big Brother” host told Page Six exclusively at Us Weekly’s Reality Stars of the Year event in Los Angeles last Thursday.

“It’s better to have a forgiving heart and think, ‘I’m going to take a deep breath.’

Chen Moonves, 54, made sure to add, “Never shout.”

“Oh, here’s the best,” he continued. “If you have a disagreement … this is what you tell your spouse: ‘Because it makes me happy.'”

Chen Moonves and Moonves, the former chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation, married in December 2004. They share a 15-year-old son named Charlie.

In July 2018, an explosive exposé alleged that Moonves, now 75, had engaged in sexual assault while running the network.

At the time, six women told the New Yorker that Moonves had forcibly kissed and groped them, and nearly all claimed he intimidated them into silence and even fired them if they rejected his alleged advances .

In response, Moonves, who was married to Nancy Wiesenfeld for more than 25 years before moving on with Chen Moonves, acknowledged “that there were times decades ago when (he) might have made some women uncomfortable by making advances,” but he denied “anything”. characterization of “sexual assault,” intimidation, or retaliatory action.”

“They were mistakes, and I regret them immensely,” he continued. “But I have always understood and respected, and respected the principle, that ‘no’ means ‘no’ and I have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyone’s career.”

Chen Moonves stood by her man, posting via X (formerly Twitter) shortly after: “I have known my husband, Leslie Moonves, since the late 1990s, and have been married to him for almost 14 years. Leslie is a good man and a loving father, a devoted husband and an inspiring corporate leader. He has always been a kind, decent and moral human being. I fully support him and his statement.”

However, in September of that same year, six more women came forward to accuse Moonves of sexual and physical abuse, including several who claimed to the same media that he had forced them to perform oral sex with him.

While acknowledging some of the encounters, Moonves claimed they were consensual. However, he immediately resigned from his role at CBS.

A representative for Chen Moonves, who was forced to leave “The Talk” due to Moonves’ alleged behavior, told Page Six in December 2018 that she remained “committed to her marriage” and that the scandal had also “Attracted Julie and her husband.” like all his closest family ever.”

Meanwhile, a source close to the TV personality – who found God and turned to Christianity during this time – insisted to us that “Les managed to convince Julie that none of this was true, that she was being screwed over”.

Since the pair met and developed a romance at the CBS workplace, our source argued, “Obviously, this shows that Les liked to fish in the company pond.”