Mass layoffs and 1000 processes: the life of a billionaire of 93 years

Mass layoffs and 1000 processes: the life of a billionaire of 93 years

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The billionaire Sumner RedstoneCrédito: Getty Images

The dispute between Sumner Redstone, his heirs and executives of Viacom and CBS,of which the nonagenarian billionaire is the largest shareholder, becomes more serious every day. This week, Redstone, of 93 years, quit at once five executives at Viacom, including the CEO of the company, Philippe Dauman. One of the reasons for thecollective Court would have been the bad performance in theaters of overproduction "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: out of the shadows", the Paramount Studio, which is owned by Viacom.

The film, which Director of photography is the Brazilian Lula Carvalho, cost $ 135 million (461.7 million R$) to be done and earned only $ 125 million (427.5 million R$) since it debuted at the box office, in early June, which will have a negative impact on the next swing of Viacom, which will be released in early August.

In court, Redstone also faces a lawsuit against his children, Belle Rothstein and Michael Redstone, for his ex-girlfriend, Manuela Bigode, who accused them of manipulation and abuse of incapable and search an indemnity of US $ 70 million (R$ 239.4 million) after being expelled by them from the mansion of billionaire in October 2015.At the same time, Belle and Michael try to interdict Redstone judicially, which claim to do to try and save a fortune of more than $ 5.3 billion (18.1 billion R$). (By Anderson Antunes)