Julie Chen is sticking by her disgraced hubby, ex-CBS honcho Les Moonves, and giving up her job as a host on the network’s “The Talk.”
“She is definitely leaving ‘The Talk’ and will 100 percent stay with Les,” an insider told Page Six.
A date for her exit hasn’t been set yet, the insider said, but sources speculate she’ll step down in the next couple of weeks.
“When she’ll depart the show is unclear. It could be this week, or she could do it after ‘Big Brother,’ but she will be leaving. I wouldn’t be surprised if [CBS] asked her not to come back,” the source said. She also hosts “Big Brother,” which ends Sept. 26.
Chen announced she’d be “taking a few days off from ‘The Talk’ to be with my family” after Moonves resigned from CBS amid sexual-misconduct allegations.
Chen recently signed off as “Julie Chen Moonves” on “Big Brother” — the first time she’s used his name on-air since marrying him in 2004. She’s hosted the show since 2000.
Sources told Page Six that Moonves would not attend the Emmy Awards ceremony, which is broadcast on NBC.
“He was asked not to come, so it’s unlikely either of them will attend. They’ve disinvited him,” a source said.
CBS did not have any Emmy parties scheduled, although its cable sister channel Showtime threw a bash to celebrate its nominations.
When The New Yorker first reported the bombshell allegations in July, Chen said, “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.”
Then more women came out, and Chen skipped “The Talk” season premiere last week.
Co-host Sharon Osbourne said on-air, “These stories that are so similar, the pattern is so similar that, for me, he’s not been convicted of any crime, but obviously the man has a problem.”
Reps for CBS and Chen did not get back to us. Moonves has denied the allegations.