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'Sex-obsessed' mogul Sumner Redstone asked grandson to set him up: book
February 15, 2023 | 1:51pmThe new book “Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire" reveals how the horny Paramount billionaire showered women with stock options and millions of dollars.
VH1's cringe-worthy 'Fabulous' Jeffrey Epstein show resurfaces
April 27, 2021 | 4:27pmA clip of disgraced pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on VH1's "The Fabulous Life of..." has resurfaced.
Sumner Redstone, billionaire media mogul, dead at 97
August 12, 2020 | 8:36amSumner Redstone, the billionaire media magnate whose family company controls CBS and Viacom, and whose career spilled over from boardrooms to gossip sheets, has died. He was 97. Redstone’s health...
Former Viacom exec looking to learn Spanish after buying stake in Univision
February 29, 2020 | 4:20pm“Language is incredibly relevant . . . from an identity standpoint, from a cultural standpoint,” he said.
Viacom, producers of David Spade's show sued for wrongful death
September 11, 2019 | 2:57pmThe lawsuit was filed by parents who claim they allowed an accountant for the Comedy Central show to drunkenly get behind the wheel and kill their son.
'Roseanne' reruns pulled after star's racist rant
May 29, 2018 | 6:14pm“Roseanne” reruns are cancelled, too. Viacom is pulling the original version of the sitcom from its cable networks after star and creator Roseanne Barr went on a racist Twitter rant...
Janet Jackson's family is still mad at Justin Timberlake
February 3, 2018 | 11:21amWhen Justin Timberlake takes the stage at Super Bowl LII for the halftime show Sunday at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, there is at least one famous name who thinks...
Rumors of BET's CEO's fate resurface after awards show
June 26, 2017 | 9:56pm“Tons of people from Viacom were saying that her days are numbered,” an insider told us.
Rumors swirl as Viacom plans huge BET shake-up
May 10, 2017 | 9:07pmInsiders speculate that longtime CEO Debra Lee may be on her way out the door.
Former BET head accuses ex-exec of discrimination
May 4, 2017 | 8:14pm“The Company fosters a good old boys�� club atmosphere and mentality that are hostile to women and their advancement," read the complaint.
Exec shake-up at BET is 'next-level crazy'
March 31, 2017 | 11:30amThe network’s CEO Debra Lee sent out a memo on Wednesday announcing executives Stephen Hill and Zola Mashariki would be stepping down, but we’re told Mashariki is still under contract and...
MTV Movie Awards may look to TV shows for ratings boost
February 1, 2017 | 10:04pmA source said buzz is that “the MTV Movie Awards will include TV . . . and maybe digital” categories.
Viacom celebrates new Hollywood headquarters with Snoop Dogg and weed
January 27, 2017 | 9:30amCoworkers passed around joints and spliffs while Snoop Dogg and his crew tossed packages of marijuana into the crowd.
Perri 'Pebbles' Reid to proceed with $40M Viacom suit
September 19, 2016 | 3:48amAn Atlanta federal judge has ruled that R&B act TLC’s creator and former manager Perri “Pebbles” Reid can proceed with a case to sue Viacom for allegedly defaming her in...
Sumner Redstone's ex-girlfriend is ready to talk
August 31, 2016 | 7:21pmChristine Peters — the girlfriend who ended the Viacom/CBS owner’s 52-year marriage — is working with a literary agent on finding a publisher for her memoirs.
Viacom CEO's party the must-attend event of Cannes Lions
June 23, 2016 | 11:56amPhilippe Dauman’s soirée at the Chateau de la Napoule is the advertising festival's hot ticket.
Viacom CEO using company resources to fight Shari Redstone
May 31, 2016 | 6:45am"It’s just one more reason Dauman has to go.”
Shari Redstone takes further control of dad's empire
May 27, 2016 | 11:53pmShe named her son, Brandon Korff, president of National Amusements Inc.’s Alternative Real Estate Group.
'Sex-obsessed' Sumner Redstone kept beautiful women on retainer
March 21, 2016 | 3:25pmDespite his ailing health, the Viacom mogul had women on $5,000 a month retainers who would come to his mansion, according to a shocking Vanity Fair report.
Sumner Redstone dumps one grandson for another
December 29, 2015 | 6:34amOne of the bigger mysteries in the Redstone drama is the sidelining of his grandson Brandon Korff.