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The instant New York Times bestseller8226A New
York Times Notable Book 8226Named a Best Book
of the Year by The Economist 8226Nominated for
theFinancial Times and Schroders Business Book of
the Year
AwardquotAddcted to Succession? Well, here's the
real thing.quot- The Hollywood
Reporter8220Ja-dropping . . . an epic tale of
toxic wealth and greed populated by connivers and
manipulators.82218212Th New York Times
Book Review, Editors8217ChoiceThe shocking
inside story of the struggle for power and
control at Paramount Global, the multibillion-doll
ar entertainment empire controlled by
the Redstone family, and the dysfunction,
misconduct, and deceit that threatened the future
of the company, from the Pulitzer Prize8211winin
g journalists who first broke the newsIn 2016,
the fate of Paramount Global8217sentertainment e
mpire hung precariously in the balance. Its
founder and head, ninety-three-year-old Sumner M.
Redstone, was facing a very public lawsuit
brought by a former romantic companion, Manuela
Herzer, which placed Sumner8217sdeteriorating he
alth and questionable judgment under a harsh
light.As an all-powerful media mogul, Sumner had
been a demanding boss, and an even more demanding
father. When his daughter, Shari, took control of
the business, she faced the hostility of boards
who for years had heard Sumner disparage her. Les
Moonves, the CEO of CBS, schemed with his
allies on the board to strip Shari of power. But
while he publicly battled Shari, news began to
leak of
Moonves8217sinvolvement in multiple instances
of sexual misconduct, and he began working behind
the scenes to try to make the stories
disappear.Unscriptedis an explosive
and unvarnished look at the usually secret inner
workings of two
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public companies, their boards of directors, and
a wealthy, dysfunctional family in the throes of
seismic changes. From the Pulitzer
Prize8211winning journalists James B. Stewart
and Rachel Abrams,Unscripted lays bare the battle
for power at any price8212an the carnage that
ensued.
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Unscripted The Epic Battle for a Media Empire
and the Redstone Family Legacy