Following a series of sexual misconduct allegations against her husband Les Moonves in 2018, she began using her married name in her sign-off on 35th episode of the twentieth season of "Big Brother", saying, "I'm Julie Chen Moonves. Goodnight." This broke her established pattern where previously she would sign off simply as Julie Chen. The sign-off received a mixed response from viewers and fans on social media. CBS officially confirmed she would return to host the second season of "Celebrity Big Brother" in a press release on November 27, 2018 using the name "Julie Chen Moonves".