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Sumner Redstone
Viacom
First, Sumner Redstone, the very active octogenarian still leading Viacom, fired and humiliated box office star Tom Cruise by saying he was overpriced and behaving badly. Then Redstone ousted Tom Freston, his chief executive officer and heir apparent, because, among other missteps, Freston lost MySpace to Rupert Murdoch. Now Redstone seems to be at odds with daughter and employee, Shari, too.
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