Julie Chen, wife of departed CBS CEO, takes time off from 'The Talk'

 TV host Julie Chen, the

wife of former CBS Corp Chief Executive Leslie Moonves,

said on Monday she was taking a few days off from daytime show

" The Talk" to spend time with her family.

Moonves resigned from CBS on Sunday after The New Yorker

magazine published new sexual assault and harassment allegations

against him. Moonves said the claims against him were untrue.

Chen, who married Moonves in 2004, serves as a host and

moderator of " The Talk" and also hosts reality show " Big

Brother." Both programs air on the CBS broadcast network.

Chen said in a statement on Monday that she was "taking a

few days off from The Talk to be with my family."

"I will be back soon and will see you Thursday night on Big

Brother," she added in the statement, which was sent by e-mail

from a CBS representative.

Chen had defended her husband in July when The New Yorker

first reported allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

"I have known my husband, Leslie Moonves, since the late

'90s, and I have been married to him for almost 14 years," Chen

wrote on Twitter on July 27. "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." 

Reuters