Shari Redstone

Family Feudal: Redstone, 84, Losing Heir at Viacom

Sumner Redstone "played down" reports over the last 24 hours that he had becomed estranged from his daughter and once-presumptive heir, Shari Redstone.

But the effect of his words was to confirms suspicions, as Richard Siklos and Geraldine Fabrikant write in The New York Times today, that the 84-year-old Mr. Redstone is preparing a William Randolph Hearst-style legacy: ensuring that his heirs are enriched by his controlling interests in CBS Corporation and Viacom, while media and entertainment professionals take over the running of the businesses.  read more »

Redstone's Rap on Mel: He Never Came to Dinner!

Sumner Redstone, the 81-year-old chairman, chief executive and largest shareholder of Viacom, was in  read more »