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Although Dauer had believed: James B. Stewart, Rachel Abrams, and Ellen Gabler, “ ‘If Bobbie Talks, I’m Finished’: How Les Moonves Tried to Silence an Accuser,” New York Times, November 28, 2018.
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Like many departing studio heads: Rachel Abrams and Edmund Lee, “Les Moonves, Fired by CBS, Sets Up Shop in Hollywood,” New York Times, August 2, 2019.
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Having emerged on top: “Forbes Releases 38th Annual Forbes 400 Ranking of the Richest Americans,” Forbes, October 2, 2019.
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A former Viacom employee: Jessica Toonkel, “ViacomCBS Probed Sexual Misconduct Allegation against CEO Bob Bakish,” The Information, September 24, 2020.
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The board subsequently issued: Phoebe Magdirila, “ViacomCBS Clears CEO in Sexual Misconduct Probe,” SNL Kagan Media & Communications Report, September 25, 2020.
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In June 2021 Bakish announced: Georg Szalai, “Pluto TV Ad Revenue to Exceed $1B in 2022, Says ViacomCBS CEO,” Hollywood Reporter, June 7, 2021.
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In 2019 CBS named: David Folkenflik, “CBS Names Legendary Producer Susan Zirinsky as Head of News,” NPR, January 7, 2019.
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She stepped down in 2021: “CBS Names Two New Presidents of Unified News and Television Division,” CBS News, May 3, 2021.
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ViacomCBS was far behind: The market capitalization of Paramount Global was $14.75 billion on June 16, 2022, as reported on CNBC.com. The market caps of its rivals Amazon, Netflix, and Disney are also from CNBC.com as of June 16, 2022.
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The combined market capitalization: Irina Ivanova, “CBS and Viacom Agree to $30 Billion Media Merger,” CBS News, August 13, 2019.
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Since the merger: Josh Kosman and Alexandra Steigrad, “ViacomCBS Waiting for Other Suitors,” New York Post, August 10, 2021.
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Rather than megadeals: Kosman and Steigrad, “ViacomCBS Waiting for Other Suitors.”
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“His withered hand”: Peter Bart, “Viacom and CBS Teeter toward Merger with Their Master Dealmaker on the Sidelines,” Deadline, July 11, 2019.
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National Amusements announced his death: “Statement from National Amusements,” BusinessWire, August 12, 2020.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Abrams, George: and conflict between Sumner and Shari, 33; and conflict over Paramount sale, 152–53, 156–57, 168–71, 175; and Dauman’s lawsuit settlement, 178; and Sumner’s divorce settlement, 19; and Sumner’s gifts to Holland and Herzer, 74; and Sumner’s retirement, 150
Abrams, Rachel, xi–xii
Academy Awards, xiv, 15, 60
Access Hollywood, 200
Adult Protective Services (Los Angeles County), 99–101
Advancit Capital, 91, 224, 339
Aiello, Michael: and CBS’s investigation of Moonves, 234–39, 278, 309–12, 314–15, 318, 340, 353; and plan to dilute Redstone voting shares, 270; and publication of Moonves exposé, 298
Ailes, Roger, 200
Allen, Woody, 201
Allen & Company media summit (Sun Valley conference), 177, 342
Allied (film), 149, 179
Allred, Gloria, 321
Alpert, Herb, 106
Amazon, 127, 182, 223
Amazon Prime (streaming service), 341–42
Ambrosio, Anthony, 192, 246
AMC, 150
Andelin, Malia, 37–42, 46, 56, 59–67, 80, 337
Andelin, Vanessa, 61, 61n
Andelman, David: and conflict over Paramount sale, 170–71; and corporate governance at CBS and Viacom, 192; and Holland and Herzer’s influence over Sumner’s affairs, 68–69, 73–76, 95, 132, 134; and Holland and Herzer’s litigation, 186; and plan to dilute Redstone voting shares, 273; and primary sources for book, 353; and Sumner’s divorce settlement, 19; and Vanity Fair investigation of Moonves, 306
Angell, Roger, 290
Annals of Internal Medicine, 250, 306
anti-Semitism, 342
Arbor (rehab facility), the, 108–9
AT&T, 183
Austin, Christopher, 261, 267, 270
B
Bakish, Robert: and CBS’s investigation of Moonves, 240; and CBS/Viacom merger, 244–45, 251, 253, 331; and challenges of changing media environment, 130; and corporate governance at CBS and Viacom, 192; leadership of Viacom, 183–84, 339–41; and plan to dilute Redstone voting shares, 255; relationship with Shari, 229; strategic review of CBS’s position, 224
Bart, Peter, 342–43, 353
Bartoli, Elvira, 74
Bay, Michael, 3
Bear Stearns, 150
Beeple, 339
Bennett, Tony, 19, 64, 106
Bergen, Candice, 268
Berk, Blair, 209
Berkshire Hathaway, 192
Bezos, Jeff, 202
Bing, Stanley (pen name), 205. See also Schwartz, Gil
Bishop, Leah: and changes to Sumner’s will, 121; and conflicts over access to Sumner, 97; and efforts to undermine Herzer’s influence, 132, 134–36; and elder abuse claims, 100–101; and Herzer’s control of Sumner’s affairs, 124; and Holland and Herzer’s litigation, 141, 155, 186, 336; and primary sources for book, 353; and Shari’s buyout negotiations, 91, 95; and Shari’s involvement in Sumner’s affairs, 137; and Shari’s view of legal profession, 340; and Sumner’s birthday celebrations, 106; and Sumner’s funeral arrangements, 98–99, 107; and Sumner’s gifts to Holland and Herzer, 73, 75, 77–78
Blockbuster, xiv, 32
Blum, Bennett, 186
Boies, David, 77, 139
Bouchard, Andre, 268, 269
Bowers, Billy, 283–84
Boyd, Philip, 243, 274
Bravo, 3, 45, 47, 49
Brown, Jerry, 219
Buchwald, Art, 139
Buffett, Warren, 62, 177, 192
Burke, Tarana, 200
Burrough, Bryan, 22
Butler, Tracie, 83
C
Carr, David, 44
Carter, Graydon, 79
Carter Ledyard & Milburn (law firm), 72
CBS: and additional allegations against Moonves, 281–85, 325–29; and audition for Phillips, 242–43; and challenges of changing media environment, 128; and conflict over Paramount sale, 168, 175; controversy over succession of Sumner, 55; and corporate governance standards, 194–97; and Dauer’s promotion of clients, 213–214, 219–20; and efforts to undermine Herzer’s influence, 133; and extent of Redstone holdings, xiii; family conflicts over management, 34–36; and Holland and Herzer’s litigation, 187, 189; and Holland’s influence with Sumner, 53; and internal investigation of Moonves, 277–80, 303–5, 310, 315; Klieger’s addition to board, 197–98; Moonves’s departure from, 217, 331–33; and Moonves’s industry background, 21–22; and Moonves’s influence over casting, 222, 318; and Moonves’s life after scandal, 337–38; and New Yorker investigation into Moonves, 288–91, 293–95, 297, 300–301; and plan to dilute Redstone voting shares, 144, 255–62, 265–75; and pressure for Sumner to retire, 142–44; and primary sources for book, 353; private jet service, 37; and reporting on Sumner’s personal life, 23; responses to Moonves allegations, xiv–xv, 206–12, 226, 233–39, 250; response to Moonves rumors, 206–9; and Schwartz’s background, 205–6; settlement with Phillips, 337; and severance battle with Moonves, xi, 31, 246, 322, 329, 331–32, 351; shares gifted to Andelin, 61–62; Shari’s board membership at, 25; and Shari’s buyout negotiations, 95; Shari’s role at, 10; strategic review of market position, 223–24; streaming service, 196, 240, 252, 340; and Sumner’s declining health, 131; and Sumner’s divorce settlement, 18; and Sumner’s gifts to Holland and Herzer, 72–73, 75–76; and Sumner’s influence hiring and casting, 42–43, 57–58; and Sumner’s relationship with Andelin, 66; and Sumner’s resignation, 147–48; and Sumner’s treatment of executives, 30–31; and Sumner’s wealth and business empire, 14, 20, 70, 72–77, 99–100; and Sun Valley media summit, 177; “upfront” presentations, 268–69; and Viacom merger talks, 182–84, 190–92, 223–25, 228–30, 236–37, 240–41, 244–47, 251–56, 322–23, 331, 339–42
Centerview Partners, 223
Chamchoum, Bryan, 17
Chamchoum, Christina (Christy Cham), 17, 57, 118
Chapman, Georgina, 199
Charter Communications, 129, 184, 340
Chen, Julie (later Chen-Moonves): and CBS’s investigation of Moonves, 237, 325; and Dauer’s birthday celebration, 248; life after scandal, 338; marriage to Moonves, 23, 206; status at CBS, 253; and Sumner’s influence hiring and casting, 43; and support for Moonves at CBS, 295–96
Chester, Craig, 202
Chozick, Amy, 20, 55
Citizen Pilgrim (unpublished book), 2, 5, 82, 188, 334
C.K., Louis, 206
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (law firm), 261, 267, 270, 297, 300
Climate Reality Project, 57, 64
CNBC, 179, 230
CNN, 41, 209
Cohan, William D., 79, 102–3, 277, 306–8, 328, 353–54
Cohen, William S., 193, 244, 270, 300–301
Cohn, Arthur, 47
Colbert, Stephen, 128, 206
Coleman, Norman, 247
Columbia Pictures, 14
Comcast, 150, 183, 342
Comedy Central, xiii, 128, 179
Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace, 212
confidentiality agreements, 101, 188, 199, 304, 333, 337
Consumer Electronics Show, 233
Cook, Tim, 177
Corona del Mar neighborhood, 60–61
Cosby, Bill, 66, 200–201
Cosmopolitan, 2
Costello, Julie, 216
Countryman, Gary L., 193, 244
Covey, Richard B., 72
Covington & Burling (law firm), 303, 310, 316, 322–23, 329, 331, 333, 337, 353
Cowan, David, 145, 154, 158, 160, 163, 165–66
Cruise, Tom, 23, 64, 106, 341
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film), 41
Currie-Wood, Wallis, 57
CW network, 243
D
Daily Beast, 42–43
Daley, Jan, 248–49
Dalian Wanda (Wanda Group), 150, 175–76, 180
Dauer, Marv: attempt to silence Phillips, 308–9; background in talent management, 213–14; birthday celebration, 247–49; and CBS’s investigation of Moonves, 236, 316–18, 321–22, 324, 329; cultivation of relationship with Moonves, 221–22, 226, 230–31, 234, 241–43, 247–49, 256, 308–9, 337–38; and Hollywood “reinvention of self,” 334; and media investigation of Moonves, 214–15; and Moonves’s response to allegations, 227–28; and Phillips’s encounter with Moonves, 215–18, 280; and pressure for Moonves to retire, 252; and primary sources for book, 351–52; promotion of clients, 219, 242–43, 244, 274, 283–84, 291–92, 337; reconnection with Phillips, 219–21; and responses to New Yorker article, 296–97
Dauman, Philippe: and CBS’s investigation of Moonves, 304; and changes to Sumner’s will, 121; and conflict between Sumner and Shari, 33–35; and conflict over Paramount sale, 154–56, 168–71, 175–77; and efforts to undermine Herzer’s influence, 135–36; and fallout from Sumner’s retirement, 148–53; and Holland and Herzer’s litigation, 160, 185, 187; lawsuit contesting termination, 171–72, 177–80; and Paramount anniversary celebration, 54–56; and plan to dilute Redstone voting shares, 266; and pressure for Sumner to retire, 142–44; and stock options, 62; and Sumner’s birthday celebrations, 64–65, 106; and Sumner’s compensation packages, 100; and Sumner’s divorce settlement, 19; and Sumner’s gifts to Holland and Herzer, 75; and Sumner’s influence hiring and casting, 42–44; and Sumner’s reconciliation with family, 137–38, 141–42; and Sumner’s treatment of executives, 29; Sumner’s working relationship with, 20–22; and Sun Valley media summit, 177; and Viacom’s troubles, 127–31
David Geffen School of Medicine, 75
Davis, Marvin, 150
Deadline Hollywood, 214, 218, 222, 343
DealBook, 180, 184
Debevoise & Plimpton (law firm), 303, 310, 316, 322–23, 329, 331, 353
DeJoria, Eloise Broady, 108
DeMille, Cecil B., 230
DeVito, Danny, 64
Diller, Barry, 14, 55, 150
Disney+ (streaming service), 341
“The Disturbing Decline of Sumner Redstone” (Elkind), 354
Dooley, Thomas: and challenges of changing media environment, 128, 130–31; and conflict over Paramount sale, 176; and Dauman’s lawsuit settlement, 178, 179; departure from Viacom, 183–84; and pressure for Sumner to retire, 143; and Shari’s involvement in Sumner’s affairs, 137; and stock options, 62; and Sumner’s business acumen, 14
Douglas, Illeana, 200–201, 282, 293, 312
Douglas, Melvyn, 201
Downey, Robert, Jr., 3, 37
DreamWorks, 64, 128
E
Eisner, Michael, 32, 64
Electric Barbarellas (group and TV series), 1, 43–44, 68
