Topic: Sumner Redstone

'Jersey Shore' Attacked

Share Attorney Eugene Lavergne is attacking the MTV hit with multiple lawsuits that allege Sumner Redstone is generating profits off the show's ...

Lawyer says 'Jersey Shore' criminal

LOS Fans of MTV's "Jersey Shore" love the outsized personalities and the occasional fisticuffs. But it's hard to throw a punch without making some...

Meet the lawyer trying to bring down "Jersey Shore"

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fans of MTV's "Jersey Shore" love the outsized personalities and the occasional fisticuffs. But it's hard to throw a punch without making some enemies, and chief among them might be New Jersey-based attorney Eugene Laver

Sumner Redstone settles with CBS exec

Share CBS Corp. and its chairman and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone have settled harassment allegations brought by a long-time deputy of...
Viacom 2Q profit jumps on cost cutting at Paramount, growth at cable channelsViacom's second-quarter profit jumped almost 52 percent, boosted by cost-cutting at its Paramount Pictures film studio and higher revenue from its cable channels.The media conglo

Gal pal of generous Viacom boss says she got nothing

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Viacom Inc executive chairman Sumner Redstone's news-making gifts to young women are proving irksome to his longtime lady friend, Christine Peters.Peters is well aware that her longtime production deal at Viacom-owned Pa

The elderly media mogul and the bisexual rockers

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - An MTV reality show about an aspiring raunchy girl band remains in development despite an embarrassing controversy last week involving its cheerleader, 87-year-old media mogul Sumner Redstone.The show revolves around the
Viacom chief Sumner Redstone makes phone call to find source of storyViacom chief Sumner Redstone is facing an embarrassing story about a voicemail message left to a reporter in an attempt to find out the source of a story.Redstone made the ...
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Goldman, BP and Immortality

Competition was tough as we set out to select our first-ever Quote of the Week. The contest actually could have started and ended with Tuesday's...