Editing Sumner Redstone (section)

==Personal life==
Redstone married Phyllis Gloria Raphael on July 4, 1947.<ref>{{harvnb|Hagey|2018|pp=58-59}}</ref> They had two children: [[Brent Redstone]] and [[Shari Redstone]]. In 1999, they divorced when Phyllis Raphael served Sumner Redstone a 3 billion dollar divorce lawsuit which accused the mogul of adultery and cruelty.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jeane |last=MacIntosh |date=September 19, 1999 |url=https://nypost.com/1999/09/19/viacom-mogul-could-be-sumner-quashed-wife-calls-him-cheater-wants-half-his-fortune-exclusive/ |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |title=Viacom Mogul Could Be Sumner $Quashed |access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> Sumner was seen with Hollywood producer Christine Peters in Paris and was quoted as saying at the time that he "wanted to spend the rest of his life with Christine."<ref>{{Cite web|last=MacIntosh|first=Jeane|date=1999-09-22|title=Viacom tycoon confesses to affair with H'wood exec|url=https://nypost.com/1999/09/22/viacom-tycoon-confesses-to-affair-with-hwood-exec/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref> As a result of the divorce, Redstone moved to Los Angeles where he continued to romantically pursue Peters. Peters went on to produce the hit romantic comedy ''[[How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days]]'' in Canada. As Redstone's patience ran out, he married Paula Fortunato, a former primary school teacher 39 years his junior. Redstone filed for divorce from Fortunato on October 17, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author=TMZ Staff |url=https://www.tmz.com/2008/10/21/sumner-redstone-pulls-trigger-on-marriage/ |title=Sumner Redstone Pulls Trigger on Marriage |publisher=[[TMZ]] |date=October 21, 2008 |access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized on January 22, 2009. Redstone owned a house in the [[Beverly Park]] area of [[Los Angeles]], which he purchased in 2002 for $14.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bergproperties.com/blog/76m-mansion-goes-on-the-market-near-san-diego-just-after-vanna-whites-ex-puts-a-beverly-hills-ca-estate-on-the-block-for-50m/ |title=$76M mansion goes on the market near San Diego, just after Vanna White's ex puts a Beverly Hills, CA estate on the block for $50M |publisher=Berg Properties |date=August 21, 2007 |access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref>

On March 29, 1979, he suffered severe burns in a fire at the [[Copley Plaza]] hotel, in Boston, but survived after 30 hours of extensive surgery at [[Massachusetts General Hospital]]. Though he was warned that he might never be able to live a normal life again, eight years later he was fit enough to insist on playing tennis nearly every day<ref>{{cite web |last1=della Cava |first1=Marco |title=The curious case of Sumner Redstone |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/06/15/curious-case-sumner-redstone/85670662/ |website=USA TODAY |access-date=August 12, 2020 |date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> and to launch a hostile takeover of Viacom.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fabrikant|first1=Geraldine|title=His Toughest Challenge Yet|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/15/business/his-toughest-challenge-yet.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=December 7, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 15, 1987}}</ref> Redstone discussed the story of surviving the fire as a reflection of his strong determination and will to live.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Redstone|first1=Sumner|title=Book Excerpt: Sumner Redstone|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=126923&page=1|access-date=December 7, 2015|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=2001}}</ref>

In July 2010, Redstone was caught on tape trying to find the source of an embarrassing leak within MTV. Redstone offered money and protection to a journalist if he would give up his source. Redstone had been pushing MTV management to give more airtime to the band the [[Electric Barbarellas]]. In the message, Redstone tells the reporter that "we're not going to kill" the source, adding "We just want to talk to him". The 87-year-old Redstone also told the reporter he would be "well rewarded and well protected" if he would reveal the source.<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Lauria |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-20/sumner-redstone-tries-to-get-peter-lauria-to-tell-him-the-electric-barbarellas-leak/ |title=Sumner Redstone Offers Reward to Get the Electric Barbarellas Leak |publisher=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=July 20, 2010 |access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> Peter Lauria told NBC's ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' show he would not do it. Viacom Inc. spokesman, Carl Folta confirmed to ''Today'' that it was Redstone's voice on the message and said he had made a mistake.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 21, 2010 |title=Viacom mogul tries to find reporter's source |url=https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/21/viacom-mogul-tries-to-find-reporters-source/ |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=June 16, 2016}}{{dead link|date=August 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A Viacom source told the ''[[New York Post]]'', "Sumner wants to be consequential. Sumner is really proud of what he did. This guy is loving it… He likes people to know he's still alive".<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Lane |date=July 22, 2010 |url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/07/sumner_redstone_delighted_to_b.html |title=Sumner Redstone Delighted to Be Accused of Bribery |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>

In August 2015, Redstone split with his live-in girlfriend, Sydney Holland, after five years together.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sumner-redstones-girlfriend-sydney-holland-821108 |title=Sumner Redstone's Girlfriend, Sydney Holland, Kicked Out of His House |last=Masters |first=Kim |date=August 9, 2015 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/09/sumner-redstone-sydney-holland-kicked-out |title=Why Sumner Redstone Really Kicked Sydney Holland Out |last=Cohan |first=William D. |date=September 21, 2015 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

In January 2019, Redstone and his family settled with his former live-in companion Manuela Herzer. According to [[MarketWatch]], "Herzer agreed to pay back $3.25 million of the tens of millions of gifts that Redstone gave her", and "the wide-ranging agreement ends all litigation between the two sides, who have been battling in the courts since the fall of 2015 when Redstone kicked Herzer out of his [[Beverly Hills]] mansion, replaced her as his health-care agent and wrote her out of his estate planning."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sumner-redstone-family-settle-with-former-live-in-companion-manuela-herzer-2019-01-08|title=Sumner Redstone, family settle with former live-in companion Manuela Herzer|last=Hagey|first=Keach|website=MarketWatch|language=en-US|access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sumner-redstone-and-family-settle-legal-dispute-with-former-companion-manuela-herzer-11546964420|title=Sumner Redstone and Family Settle Legal Dispute With Former Companion Manuela Herzer|last=Hagey|first=Keach|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=January 8, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>

On August 11, 2020, Redstone died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/sumner-redstone-dead-97-viacom-cbs-paramount-1234732722/ |title=Sumner Redstone, Towering Media Mogul Who Helped Shape Modern Entertainment Industry, Dies at 97 |author=Cynthia Littleton |date=August 12, 2020 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref> The cause of death is unknown.

The film ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]'' is in memory of Redstone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvacute.com/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-pays-tribute-to-sumner-redstone/ |title='Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pays Tribute to Sumner Redstone" |date=July 10, 2023}}</ref>