CBS' George Cheeks told the Armenian ambassador that conduct by the former CBS employees, who shouted offensive comments at protesters outside the company's Studio City facility, 'does not align with the values of our company.'
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CBS said in a statement: “During the [Oct. 12] events, we were made aware of videos posted on social media that show individuals entering our lot and making offensive and hateful remarks to the protesters. Two of these individuals were identified as CBS employees.”CBS security officials were able to track down the two employees because license plate numbers of their vehicles were clearly visible in the videos posted on Twitter.called the outbursts by CBS employees “hateful and offensive.
“Please be assured: this conduct does not align with the values of our company, and we condemn their language in the strongest terms,” Cheeks wrote. “These incidents were investigated immediately, and as of last night, both of these individuals are no longer employed by CBS.”“He immediately took action against the individuals, the CBS employees,” Baibourtian said. “And he condemned the language that was used in very strong terms.
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