Summer Redstone Unleashes Expletives to Describe Ex-Lover in Court Testimony

Besides Being Ruthless, Redstone Was Known for Being Doggedly Determined. in 1979, He Survived a Fire at Boston’s Copley Plaza Hotel by Gripping a Third-Floor Window Ledge with His Right Arm Still Inside. He Suffered Third-Degree Burns over Half His Body, His Right Wrist Was Nearly Severed, and He Was Told He Would Never Walk Again. but He Eventually Recovered, and Even Was Able to Play Tennis by Strapping the Racket to His Wrist.

The 92-Year-Old Media Mogul, His Two Girlfriends and the Us$5.5B Battle for His Fortune

After Three Year's in the Army He Went to Harvard Law School and Became a Partner at a Washington Law Firm. He Gave It up to Join His Father’s Drive-in Movie Business in 1954. Redstone Grew It into a Major Chain of Multi-Screen Movie Houses Called National Amusements Inc.

Sumner Redstone, Who Built Viacom into Us Media Titan, Dies at 97

By Chloe Bennett

• Oct 8, 2026 • 6 min read

Sumner Redstone, Who Built Viacom into Us Media Titan, Dies at 97

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

His Tight-Fisted Grip on the National Amusements Theatre Chain, Which Controlled Cbs Corp and Viacom Inc Through Voting Stock, Was Passed to His Daughter Shari Redstone, Who Battled Top Executives to Remerge the Two Entities That Split in 2006.

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