News about Sumner Redstone

The talks, which were first reported by Axios, took place over lunchtime on Tuesday at Paraphrase's global headquarters in New York's Times Square. Analysts are already talking about the possibility of a merger, because it could result in a shakeout among smaller yet major media firms such as Netflix, Apple, and Amazon, which could result in a slew of problems. Presently, those companies are only competing for a finite number of subscribers, and the entity that the almost $40 billion deal could create could be difficult to navigate. Warner currently owns Max, which would be merged with If a contract goes through, it would be merged with If a contract were to go through. In addition, CBS News could be combined with CNN, effectively creating a global news behemoth.

Shari Redstone, 69, is in talks to sell a majority stake in National Amusements, the parent company to the $30 billion media conglomerate she inherited from her late father Sumner Redstone. Redstone, according to the WSJ, is more focused on non-media pursuits, including combating antisemitism and spending more time with family at her new Caribbean mansion she's built. Redstone has spoken with Skydance Media Chief Executive David Ellison and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick about a potential acquisition in recent weeks, according to the outlet.

Manuela Herzer, who rejected Redstone's marriage plan but remained a close confidante and ally of his new fiancée Sydney Holland, reportedly manipulating the billionaire in an attempt to rewrite his fortune,' a new book claims.' Unscripted : Herzer's Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy is now available, revealing how Herzer stepped into Sumner's Beverly Park mansion and clamped down on security to 'control' CBS and Viacom's ailing boss. Despite a tense court fight when Redstone accused Herzer of elder abuse, she still walked away relatively unscathed financially, having paid back only $3.25 million of the nearly $7 million she sought from her. The 'atmosphere changed dramatically' when Herzer arrived at Redstone's five-bedroom hilltop estate in Beverly Park, California.' She asked that all nurses and staff only spoke in English, and threatened to dismiss one who used his native tongue. According to the book, she also subjected the workers to lie detector testing. However, it's also unknown what scrutiny or how often this occurs.

Sumner Redstone's ex-boyfriend died after they had cocaine-fueled [sexual interactions], according to the report.

Sumner Redstone's ex-fiancée Sydney Holland (pictured together) was charged with murder after her former millionaire boyfriend died while having cocaine-fueled sex. Viacom and CBS mogul Roberta Herzer, a billionaire who died in 2020, was in a five-year relationship with Holland before discovering she had been fleecing him of $150 million along with his other former flame Manuela Herzer. In a recent book titled 'Unscripted : The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy, Holland's turbulent life before meeting Sumner, who died at the age of 97, has been laid bare.' The pair met through a Millionaire Matchmaker scheme, which he paid $120,000 a year for, after being caught trying to kidnay his 25-year-old grandson's girlfriends from him (pictured together). People close to Sumner, who was known for his playboy antics and frivolous spending on hundreds of women, became sick of his wanton funds and a lack of a happy marriage.