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Her “claim that she filed”: “U.S. Lawsuit Raises New Questions about Redstone’s Ability to Run Media Companies,” Reuters, November 25, 2015.
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“Sumner’s family members now”: Cieply and Barnes, “Court Filing Challenges Competence.”
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“I wish to put our family”: William D. Cohan, “Hostage to Fortune,” Vanity Fair, April 2016.
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“should be considered withdrawn”: Joe Flint and Amol Sharma, “Behind Shari Redstone’s Rise at Her Father’s $40 Billion Media Empire,” Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2016.
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By now Sumner’s signature: First Amended Complaint at 49, Manuela Herzer v. Shari Redstone, Tyler Korff et al. (United States District Court Central District of California) (Case No. 2:17-cv-07545-PSG (KSx)).
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Shari, her children, and two great-grandchildren: Emily Steel, “Power Struggle at Viacom as New Leader Is Named,” New York Times, February 4, 2016.
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In a pretrial deposition: Opposition of Sumner Redstone to Ex Parte Application Seeking Evidentiary Hearing at 11, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“to be engaged and attentive”: Declaration of Philippe Dauman at 1, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“Sumner asked me to send regards”: Declaration of Philippe Dauman at 1, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Dauman also said: Declaration of Philippe Dauman at 1, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Dauman added that he cared: Declaration of Philippe Dauman at 2, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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In January he quietly hired: Emily Steel, “Viacom Chief Must Testify on Sumner Redstone’s Mental State,” New York Times, February 25, 2016.
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“Is he or isn’t he”: Jessica Toonkel, “Exclusive: Top Investors Question Whether Viacom’s Redstone Should Step Down,” Reuters, December 2, 2015.
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Jackson called Viacom “creatively bankrupt”: Eric Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops Does It Take to Cut a Stock in Half? Bringing Viacom Back,” SpringOwl Asset Management, January 2016, 15.
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He compared the situation: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 39.
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Viacom stock had lost 46.9 percent: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 7.
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Over the past three years: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 8.
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CBS had gained 34.5 percent: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 10.
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Jackson criticized Sumner: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 39.
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faulted the lack of succession planning: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 13.
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bluntly called for “a new chair”: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 14.
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paid a total of $432 million: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 14.
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“Viacom management has underperformed”: Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops,” 13.
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“Mr. Redstone’s physicians have publicly”: Emily Steel, “Shareholder Calls for Check of Sumner Redstone’s Condition,” New York Times, December 2, 2015.
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“take away Ms. Redstone’s whole life”: Dawn C. Chmielewski and Dade Hayes, “Secret Messages Reveal Bond between Les Moonves and Joe Ianniello in CBS Battle with National Amusements,” Deadline, August 21, 2018.
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“back to the end”: Chmielewski and Hayes, “Secret Messages Reveal Bond.”
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Season 2, Episode 5: “This Is Your Battle, Not Mine”
Read administered a version: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings, May 6, 2016, p. 11, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone (Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles) (Case No. BP 168725).
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In some respects Sumner performed: Appeal from an Order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, David J. Cowan, Judge, at 7, Manuela Herzer v. Sumner Redstone (Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles) (Case No. BP 168725).
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He understood that if: Appeal from an Order of the Superior Court at 8, Herzer v. Redstone.
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He was able to repeat: Appeal from an Order of the Superior Court at 7–8, Herzer v. Redstone.
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Asked to identify a picture: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 50, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Read asked him: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 50, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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But as soon as Read mentioned: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 130, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Read tried again: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 131, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Sumner couldn’t perform: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 129, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Asked to spell world: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 68, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Read asked Sumner about: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 84, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Sumner also insisted that Herzer: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 71, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Read found it improbable: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 72–73, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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When frustrated, Sumner often: Appeal from an Order of the Superior Court at 3, Herzer v. Redstone.
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“Redstone manifests features of dementia”: Appeal from an Order of the Superior Court at 8, Herzer v. Redstone.
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In a thirty-seven-page: Appeal from an Order of the Superior Court at 7, Herzer v. Redstone.
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“It was a very sad event”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 44, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“very painful to see”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 44, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“Mr. Redstone was a phenomenal figure”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 44, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Just a few days after Read’s: “CBS Corporation Announces That Leslie Moonves Has Been Named Chairman of the Company,” PR Newswire, February 3, 2016.
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Both boards named him: R. A. Feuer v. Sumner M. Redstone et al. (In the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware) (Civil Action No. 12575-CB).
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and $1.75 million at Viacom: Joann S. Lublin and Keach Hagey, “Viacom Board Weighs Further Cut in Sumner Redstone’s Pay,” Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2016.
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The board voted unanimously: Emily Steel, “Sumner Redstone Steps Down as CBS Chairman, Replaced by Leslie Moonves,” New York Times, May 3, 2016.
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“It is my firm belief”: Brian Stelter, “Philippe Dauman Succeeds Sumner Redstone in Viacom Board Battle,” CNN, February 4, 2016.
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“Shari is going to continue”: Stelter, “Philippe Dauman Succeeds Sumner Redstone.”
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As the roll call proceeded: Paul Bond, “Inside Viacom’s Board Meeting: Dauman Calls from St. Barths, Redstone in L.A.,” Hollywood Reporter, February 4, 2016.
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“In choosing a successor”: Emily Steel, “Power Struggle at Viacom as New Leader Is Named,” New York Times, February 4, 2016.
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Paramount had ended 2015: Emily Steel, “Viacom Says It Will Sell a Stake in Paramount,” New York Times, February 23, 2016.
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Viacom’s stock plunged 21 percent: Emily Steel, “Viacom Chief Is Defensive on Its Weak Earnings,” New York Times, February 9, 2016.
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He lashed out at an analyst: “Viacom (VIAB) Earnings Report: Q4 2015 Conference Call Transcript,” TheStreet.com, February 9, 2016.
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“I think it’s obvious to everybody”: “Viacom (VIAB) Earnings Report.”
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And even Rogue Nation: Simon Thompson, “Why Viacom Should Up Film Production at Paramount Pictures Rather Than Sell It Off,” Forbes, February 18, 2016.
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Paramount had lost over $100 million: Viacom Inc., SEC Form 10-Q: Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, February 9, 2016, 18.
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Dauman told analysts: “Viacom (VIAB) Earnings Report.”
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including SpringOwl’s Jackson: Eric Jackson, “How Many Photo Ops Does It Take to Cut a Stock in Half? Bringing Viacom Back,” SpringOwl Asset Management, January 2016, 83.
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Dauman asked Jagiello and other nurses: Keach Hagey, The King of Content: Sumner Redstone’s Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire (New York: Harper Business, 2018).
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Sumner was sitting in his chair: Hagey, King of Content, 3.
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In Dauman’s account: Hagey, King of Content, 3–4.
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In a telephone meeting: Hagey, King of Content, 4.
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The next day: “Viacom Seeks Minority Investor for Paramount Film Studio,” Dow Jones Institutional News Service, February 23, 2016.
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In a company-wide memo: Emily Steel, “Viacom Says It Will Sell a Stake in Paramount,” New York Times, February 23, 2016.
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“almost totally non-responsive”: Cynthia Littleton, “Sumner Redstone Fight: Philippe Dauman Slams Shari Redstone as Hearing Approaches,” Variety, June 27, 2016.
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In later discussions: Eriq Gardner, “Philippe Dauman Says Redstone Battles Have Slowed, but Not Killed Plan to Sell Paramount Stake,” Hollywood Reporter, June 9, 2016.
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Season 2, Episode 6: “A Public Spectacle”
But Judge Cowan, after digesting: Emily Steel, “Sumner Redstone Competency Case Will Go Forward,” New York Times, March 1, 2016.
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Sumner was suffering from: Tentative Ruling on Motions to Dismiss Petition, February 29, 2016, at 12, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone (Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles) (Case No. BP 168725).
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He also found it odd: Tentative Ruling on Motions to Dismiss Petition at 16, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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a partner at the litigation firm: “Star Entertainment Attorney Robert Klieger Joins Partnership,” Hueston Hennigan, July 6, 2015; www.hueston.com/star-entertainment-attorney-robert-klieger-joins-partnership/.
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former chief financial officer of Verizon: “Frederic Salerno,” New Mountain Capital, www.newmountaincapital.com/team/frederic-salerno/.
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Boston lawyer who had long represented: “Viacom Drama’s Cast of Lawyers,” Bloomberg Law, August 3, 2016.
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Herzer’s claims that Shari: Complaint at 14–15, Manuela Herzer v. Shari Redstone, Tyler Korff et al. (United States District Court Central District of California) (Case No.: 2:17-cv-07545-PSG (KSx)).
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In an ominous sign for Dauman: Motion for Expedited Discovery and Trial at 18, Philippe Dauman and George Abrams v. Sumner Redstone et al. (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) (Civil Action No. 16E002QC).
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The tape could be played: Tentative Ruling on Motion to Dismiss Petition, May 9, 2016, at 14, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“Nobody deserves to have a career”: Ruling on Motion to Quash Notice to Appear, May 9, 2016, at 7, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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To keep the crowd: Ruling on Motion to Quash Notice to Appear at 5–6, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“She is . . . ,” Sumner began: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone at 7, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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The much-anticipated deposition: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Season 2, Episode 7: “A Modern-Day Love Story”
Pierce O’Donnell began: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings, May 6, 2016, at 3, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone (Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles) (Case No. BP 168725).
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“This is a modern-day”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 5, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“The only individuals who were”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 28, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“Ms. Herzer and Ms. Holland were emotionally”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 26, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“They told him they were”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 27, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“his family is back in his life”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 29, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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