This story was first published on September 20, 2018.

Los Angeles (CNN Business) When Les Moonves was forced out of CBS as chairman and chief executive amid accusations of sexual misconduct, Matthew Belloni, the editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter, was left with a predicament.

Moonves' exit in early September came after Belloni and his team had already finished compiling the THR 100 , an annual ranking of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry set to be released Thursday morning. The former CBS chief was not only on it, but he was in the top 10.

Belloni said that in the wake of Moonves' departure, he convened a meeting with the editors responsible for assembling the THR 100. The first decision? Toss Moonves off of the list.

"That one was easy for us," Belloni said. "He's out of the business. He's no longer in his role and this list is all about power and the ability to green light things and influence the culture and he's no longer in that role."

But removing Moonves from the THR 100 left a vacancy on the list, and the editors at The Hollywood Reporter had to determine how to fill it. That decision, however, turned out to be an easy one as well.

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