In April 2003, Nancy Moonves filed for divorce in L.A. Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. Nancy and Les Moonves were already living apart.[37] In 2004, although his divorce from Nancy was not yet finalized, Les Moonves began dating CBS' The Early Show reporter Julie Chen.[38]On December 10, 2004, Moonves got a court to grant an early divorce.[39]
Tired of waiting, Moonves' motion cited a "desire to return to the status of being single". Thirteen days later in Mexico, he married Chen.[38] On September 24, 2009, Chen gave birth to a son, Charlie Moonves.[40] Moonves resides in Beverly Hills, California, in a house he bought from Andy Heyward.[41] He also owns residences in New York City and Malibu.[42]
Chen and Moonves.