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“someone who does not”: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 29, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“How long have you known”: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone at 7, 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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O’Donnell asked the question again: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone at 11, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“When was the photo taken”: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone at 11, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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O’Donnell changed subjects: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone at 13, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“When Manuela was leaving”: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone at 14, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“Mr. Redstone, why did you”: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone at 15–16, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Sumner’s testimony made an immediate: Videotaped Deposition of Sumner M. Redstone at 131, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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Read conceded there was: Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings at 146, In re: The Matter of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“The court has heard”: Tentative Ruling on Motion to Dismiss Petition, May 9, 2016, at 5, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“Even if Redstone and Shari”: Tentative Ruling on Motion to Dismiss Petition at 14, In re: Advance Health Care Directive of Sumner M. Redstone.
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“I am grateful to the court”: Matt Reynolds, “Judge Dismisses Sumner Redstone Case,” Courthouse News, May 9, 2016.
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“I was thinking back”: Emily Steel, “Sumner Redstone Competency Case Abruptly Dismissed by Judge,” New York Times, May 9, 2016.
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that same day he filed: Complaint at 18, 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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Herzer’s complaint accused Shari: Complaint at 4, Herzer v. Redstone, Korff et al.
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The Redstone family made only one: Complaint at 12, Herzer v. Redstone, Korff et al.
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“baseless attack”: Lisa Richwine, “New Lawsuit Alleges Paid Informants, Pricey Escort at Redstone Mansion,” Reuters, May 9, 2016.
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Dauman had defiantly continued: Keach Hagey, “Viacom Draws Interest for Minority Stake in Paramount Pictures Studio,” Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2016.
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Dauman appeared to have: Verified Complaint at 5, Frederic V. Salerno v. National Amusements Inc., NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC et al. (In the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware) (No. 12473-CB).
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On Sumner’s behalf Tu sent: Emily Steel, “Paramount Stars in War at Viacom,” New York Times, May 25, 2016.
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Salerno’s lawyers called Tu: Verified Complaint at 33, Salerno v. National Amusements International, NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC et al.
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The next day the Viacom board: Verified Complaint at 33, Salerno v. National Amusements International, NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC et al.
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So Dauman and Abrams: Motion for Expedited Discovery and Trial at 5, Philippe Dauman and George S. Abrams v. Shari Redstone, Tyler Korff et al. (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) (Civil Action No. 16E0020QC).
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Tad Jankowski, Sumner’s longtime employee: Complaint in Equity at 8, Dauman and Abrams v. Redstone, Korff et al.
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In a press statement, he called: Complaint at 25, Herzer v. Redstone, Korff et al.
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The timing of the ouster: Complaint in Equity at 2, Dauman and Abrams v. Redstone, Korff et al.
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Herzer’s lawyer O’Donnell submitted: Joe Flint, “Massachusetts Court to Hear Next Chapter in Redstone Saga,” Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2016.
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Dauman attempted to argue: Complaint in Equity at 15, Dauman and Abrams v. Redstone, Korff et al.
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“Mr. Redstone’s health has rapidly declined”: Complaint in Equity at 15, Dauman and Abrams v. Redstone, Korff, et al.
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Dauman now said he’d visited Sumner: Complaint in Equity at 15, Dauman and Abrams v. Redstone, Korff et al.
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In total, Sumner: Complaint in Equity at 3, Dauman and Abrams v. Redstone, Korff et al.
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Season 2, Episode 8: “No One Likes Drama”
“Mr. Redstone seems much happier”: Declaration of Jeremy Jagiello at 9, Sumner M. Redstone v. Manuela Herzer and Sydney Holland (Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, Central District) (Case No. BC638054).
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On Friday, June 10, Sumner: Kim Masters, “Sumner Redstone Visits Paramount Lot amid Viacom Drama (Exclusive),” Hollywood Reporter, June 14, 2016.
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The following Tuesday: Joe Flint, “Sumner Redstone Makes Rare Appearances at CBS, Paramount,” Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2016.
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“You and I have worked together”: David Lieberman, “Viacom Open Letter to Sumner Redstone Raises Fear He Is ‘Not Being Heard,’ ” Deadline, June 14, 2016.
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Folta denounced the move: Emily Steel, “New Questions Arise over Viacom Mogul’s Competency After He Alters Trust,” New York Times, May 23, 2016.
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The bylaw change pretty much: Michael J. de la Merced and Emily Steel, “National Amusements Alters Viacom Bylaws to Stymie Sale of Paramount,” New York Times, June 6, 2016.
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Nonetheless The Wall Street Journal reported: Rick Carew, Amol Sharma, and Ben Fritz, “Viacom in Talks to Sell Paramount Pictures to Chinese Group,” Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2016.
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On June 16 the long-expected: Joe Flint, Amol Sharma, and Joann S. Lublin, “Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements Moves to Oust Five Viacom Directors,” Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2016.
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“It will be the responsibility”: “National Amusements, Inc. Elects Five Independent Directors to Viacom Board; Five Existing Directors Removed,” PR Newswire, June 16, 2016.
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That same day Shari: Joe Flint, “Viacom Detente Yields Promotion for New Interim CEO,” Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2016.
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“A stock price at any given”: Alan Murray, “Philippe Dauman’s Last Stand,” Fortune, April 20, 2016.
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With participants Justin Trudeau: Paul Bond, “Sun Valley: Shari Redstone Takes Center Stage as Media Moguls Gather,” Hollywood Reporter, July 6, 2016.
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both Moonves and Dauman: Georg Szalai, “Viacom’s Philippe Dauman Skipping Sun Valley Mogul Gathering,” Hollywood Reporter, July 7, 2016.
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It came as something: Szalai, “Viacom’s Philippe Dauman Skipping.”
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“a terrific board member”: Meg James, “Viacom Struggle Ends: Shari Redstone at Helm,” Los Angeles Times, August 20, 2016.
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Vanity Fair reported Shari: Emily Jane Fox, “Shari Redstone Goes Shoe Shopping in Sun Valley,” Vanity Fair, July 8, 2016.
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Tyler was deep in negotiations: Keach Hagey, “Redstone Family’s Next Generation Takes On Bigger Roles, Influence in National Amusements,” Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2016.
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Without initially telling Shari: Joe Flint, “Can CBS and Viacom Merge? It Depends on the Redstone-Moonves Dance,” Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2016.
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Dauman would withdraw: Confidential Settlement and Release Agreement between Sumner M. Redstone et al. and Philippe P. Dauman et al., August 18, 2016, 64.
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and step down as Viacom’s: Confidential Settlement and Release Agreement, August 18, 2016, p. 5.
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Dooley would replace him: “Viacom and National Amusements Announce Resolution of Governance Dispute and Transition to New Leadership,” BusinessWire, August 20, 2016.
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In return, Dauman would get: Confidential Settlement and Release Agreement, August 18, 2016, 28.
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It fell to Dauman: 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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Dauman gave no hint: “Viacom’s (VIAB) CEO Philippe Dauman on Q3 2016 Results—Earnings Call Transcript,” August 4, 2016.
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They were another disaster: Emily Steel, “Viacom’s Profit Slumps 29%, Providing a Lens into a Business in Turmoil,” New York Times, August 4, 2016.
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Those were just the most: “Viacom (VIAB) Beats Earnings and Revenue Estimates in Q3,” Zacks Equity Research, August 4, 2016.
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“Dauman is focused on stocks”: Brian Price, “Former Viacom CEO Tom Freston Speaks Out on Company’s ‘Serious Errors,’ ” CNBC, June 15, 2016.
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After a weekend meeting: Hagey, King of Content.
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in addition to Dauman’s $72 million: Confidential Settlement and Release Agreement, August 18, 2016, 14.
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and provide an office: Confidential Settlement and Release Agreement, August 18, 2016, 27.
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One face-saving provision: Confidential Settlement and Release Agreement, August 18, 2016, 8.
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Dooley, the newly minted: Confidential Settlement and Release Agreement, August 18, 2016, 1.
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He proceeded to buy: Gene Maddaus, “One Year after Exec Shakeup, Viacom Sees Stability but Faces Stock Struggles,” Variety, August 30, 2017.
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nor did he name the buyer: Claire Atkinson, “Bon Voyage, Philippe! We Hardly Knew You,” New York Post, September 14, 2016.
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“I can’t say it was”: Anita Balakrishnan, “Shari Redstone Said CBS, Viacom Are Right to Explore Merger,” CNBC, November 10, 2016.
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Season 2, Episode 9: “An Overwhelming Stench of Greed”
Shari had always opposed: Keach Hagey and Joe Flint, “Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements to Call on Viacom and CBS to Explore Merger,” Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2016.
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On September 29, Sumner and Shari: “Press Release: Viacom Announces Receipt of Letter from National Amusements,” Dow Jones Institutional News, September 29, 2016.
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But their holding company: “Press Release: Viacom Announces Receipt.”
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Both Sumner and Shari signed: “Press Release: Viacom Announces Receipt.”
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The next day the boards: Joe Flint, Keach Hagey, and Joann S. Lublin, “Viacom and CBS Boards Name Special Committees to Review Merger,” Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2016.
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In 2016 Shari met with: Joe Flint and Drew FitzGerald, “AT&T Expressed Interest in CBS to Shari Redstone before Time Warner Deal,” Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2018.
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Verizon chief executive Lowell McAdam: Kim Masters, “Shari Redstone’s Viacom-CBS Merger Plans Take Shape amid Tension,” Hollywood Reporter, January 25, 2018.
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As Dauman’s longtime ally: Paul Bond, “Viacom Interim CEO Tom Dooley to Depart, Company to Consider ‘All Options,’ ” Hollywood Reporter, September 21, 2016.
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“Viacom is tanking”: Memorandum Opinion, September 17, 2020, p. 22, In re: CBS Corporation Stockholder Class Action and Derivative Litigation (In the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware) (Civil Action No. 2020-0111-JRS).
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“Now you’ll realize”: David Lieberman, “Viacom Names Bob Bakish Acting CEO When Tom Dooley Steps Down,” Deadline, October 31, 2016.
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“We have a great CEO”: Anita Balakrishnan, “Shari Redstone Said CBS, Viacom Are Right to Explore Merger,” CNBC, November 10, 2016.
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The Redstones hired Bennett Blum: Declaration of Bennett Blum M.D. at 1, Sumner M. Redstone v. Manuela Herzer and Sydney Holland (Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, Central District) (Case No. BC638054).
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Blum acknowledged that Sumner: Declaration of Bennett Blum M.D. at 3, Redstone v. Herzer and Holland.
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But due to the long: Declaration of Bennett Blum M.D. at 2, Redstone v. Herzer and Holland.
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Blum stressed that even: Declaration of Bennett Blum M.D. at 2, Redstone v. Herzer and Holland.
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As Blum explained in his: Declaration of Bennett Blum M.D. at 2–3, Redstone v. Herzer and Holland.
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Both Holland and Herzer “engaged”: Declaration of Bennett Blum M.D. at 4, Redstone v. Herzer and Holland.
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Sumner hired a retired: Peter Elkind, “The Disturbing Decline of Sumner Redstone (Part 2 of 3),” Fortune, May 5, 2016.
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Citing Sumner’s “near complete dependence”: Redstone Elder Abuse Complaint at 1–2, Redstone v. Herzer and Holland.
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For good measure, Sumner also: Opinion, Sumner Redstone v. Manuela Herzer and Hotel Carlyle (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court: First Judicial Department in the County of New York) (February 15, 2018) (Case No. 6987-6988N).
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