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Unscripted, the epic battle for a media empire and the Redstone family legacy, James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams

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Unscripted

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James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams

the epic battle for a media empire and the Redstone family legacy

In 2016, the fate of Paramount Global<U+2014>the multibillion-dollar entertainment empire that includes Paramount, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime, and Simon & Schuster<U+2014>hung precariously in the balance. Unscripted is an explosive and unvarnished look at the usually secret inner workings of two public companies, their boards of directors, and a wealthy, dysfunctional family in the throes of seismic changes, from journalists James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams

"I'm going to hell anyway" -- "Sumner in a skirt" -- Sumner will live forever -- The inner circle VIP social club -- "What's mine is yours" -- "You know how he is about women" -- "I want my $45 million back" -- "This is your family" -- "You want to go to war?" -- "I'd better not tell Manuela" -- "Operation freedom" -- "I never thought I'd see you again" -- "I'm not going to fire him" -- "This is your battle, not mine" -- "A public spectacle" -- "A modern-day love story" -- "No one likes drama" -- "An overwhelming stench of greed" -- "Don't go near this" -- "We all did that" -- "If Bobbie talks" -- "I was a good guy" -- "I feel sick all the time" -- "This is insanity" -- "Pencils down" -- "All out war" -- "A blatant abuse of power" -- "I was never a predator" -- "What the hell are you doing?" -- "Let's not get ahead of ourselves" -- "He wants to destroy me" -- "This is a deal breaker" -- "A once-unfathomable outcome" -- Epilogue

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