Unscripted: Sex and Lies in a Hollywood Media Empire
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‘Explosive’ Esquire ‘Epic’ Financial Times ‘Riveting’ Vanity FairSumner 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’A racy tale of big money, bigger egos and #MeToo disgrace.’ The Times’Addicted to Succession? Well, here’s the real thing.’ Hollywood Reporter
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Weight | 0.299 kg |
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Dimensions | 2.5 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 416 |
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Year Published | 2024-2-22 |
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Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 1804946206 |
About The Author | James B. Stewart is a columnist for the New York Times and a professor at Columbia Journalism School. He is the author of books including Deep State, Tangled Webs, Heart of a Soldier, Blind Eye, Blood Sport and Den of Thieves. In 1988, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the stock market crash and insider trading.Rachel Abrams was a media reporter for the New York Times and is now a senior producer and reporter for the television series The New York Times Presents. In 2018, she was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for reporting that exposed sexual harassment and misconduct. |
Review Quote | A racy tale of big money, bigger egos and #MeToo disgrace . . . Like a real-life blueprint for the TV show Succession |
Other text | Jaw-dropping . . . an epic tale of toxic wealth and greed populated by connivers and manipulators. |