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Unscripted

The Epic Battle for a Hollywood Media Empire

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Unscripted

Written by: James B. Stewart, Rachel Abrams
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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Sumner Redstone was the CEO of Hollywood's most influential company: the powerhouse behind Indiana Jones and Star Wars, film studios and TV production companies, a fleet of private jets and tailor-made jewellery lines. He was notorious for his fearsome temper, his all-consuming ambition and his pledge to live forever. Until, one day, he lost control.

Unscripted is the story of an empire embroiled in scandal, a will in tatters, and a family on the edge of self-destruction. It sounds too outrageous to be true - except it is.

Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award

'Explosive' Esquire
'Epic' Financial Times
'Riveting' Vanity Fair

©2023 James B. Stewart & Rachel Abrams (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Critic Reviews

A racy tale of big money, bigger egos and #MeToo disgrace . . . Like a real-life blueprint for the TV show Succession
Jaw-dropping . . . an epic tale of toxic wealth and greed populated by connivers and manipulators. (Editor's Choice)
Sex and power were the abiding obsessions of the colourful media mogul Sumner Redstone, whose life and career only became more bizarre as he aged and family and friends sought to get their hands on his empire. The saga helped inspire the HBO series Succession; this deeply reported account shows the truth was, if anything, stranger.
A real-life Succession . . . A deeply reported account of one of the trashiest episodes in recent business history . . . Masterful.
Has a business book ever made you blush? . . . With soap-operatic twists and turns, Unscripted makes the amped-up historical fiction of Babylon feel downright chaste by comparison
The sordid family saga that makes Succession look tame
Addicted to Succession? Well, here's the real thing.
The riveting, Succession-esque tale of the fight for control of Paramount Global
Imagine a mash-up of King Lear and Weekend at Bernie's the 1989 movie comedy about two scamps who prop up a cadaver so they can enjoy a weekend at his beach house, with Redstone starring in both title roles.
An explosive new page-turner . . . The sordid family saga that makes Succession look tame.
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