bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Lynn Farah

American media mogul Shari Redstone has been a legend in the corporate world. She was the first woman to have a large stake of a US media business and controlled a media empire that was, at one point, worth US$30 billion, per Forbes.
Having wrestled control of her father’s media empire from competing business rivals and successfully pitching a merger that resulted in Paramount in 2019, Redstone was recognised as a force to be reckoned with. By the end of the year, however, the company was only worth below US$10 billion, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Now, with a debt burden of US$15.7 billion, Redstone has to not only consider staff lay-offs, per the New York Post, but also potential offers to buy the very business that was the life and work of her father, Sumner Redstone.

As big bosses from Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global fuel speculation with their meetings, it is Redstone, with a reported estimated personal net worth of US$500 million, who may ultimately be the deciding factor on what the future of the American media landscape will look like.
But who is Shari Redstone – and how has her relationship with her father reportedly inspired the multiple Emmy award-winning Succession, one of the biggest prestige shows of the past five years?
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The Redstone media legacy

Shari, 69, was born into staggering wealth thanks to her billionaire father Sumner, who built a media empire with companies Viacom and CBS Corporation. According to The New York Times, Shari spent years working at National Amusements, the theatre company that is also a holding company for Paramount. As her father’s health waned, she made several efforts to gain control of the company. The tough businesswoman, who is also a trained lawyer, won and promoted the idea of a merger between CBS and Viacom, now called Paramount.

Once labelled a “featherweight who had won her job by nepotism”, as per LA Mag, Redstone quickly turned the naysayers into fans when she made impressive business moves after she took over her father’s empire. She was also named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020, which solidified her position. She currently serves as the non-executive chairwoman of Paramount Global and president of National Amusements.
What do we know about Shari Redstone’s personal life?

Redstone’s unexpected rise in the media and entertainment business sparked intrigue in the woman herself. She is an orthodox Jew and adheres strictly to the kashrut law and the sabbath. Kashrut laws govern dietary observances that Jewish people must adhere to. Per LA Mag, it is common for Redstone to arrive at meetings with her own food and utensils. She is also rarely spotted out at Hollywood restaurants.
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Her relatively low profile is vastly different to that of her father, who was described as charismatic and outgoing by many in the industry. Although in his final years, his reputation was also mired in scandals and messy relationships.
Redstone family feuds

Shari and her father’s rocky relationship was common knowledge in Hollywood. Not only did she have to fight for control of the family empire against senior business associates, her father tried to buy out her share of the family business multiple times. Per Variety, Sumner managed to convince his son Brent to sell up, but Shari refused to budge, even though he offered US$1 billion. In fact, the family feuds were so well documented, they were rumoured to have inspired the hit show Succession – although the Murdoch family is often mentioned, too.
Despite their public beef though, when Sumner died in 2020, Shari wrote a moving tribute to her father: “My father led an extraordinary life that not only shaped entertainment as we know it today, but created an incredible family legacy. Through it all, we shared a great love for one another, and he was a wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather. I am so proud to be his daughter and I will miss him always.”
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Who was Shari Redstone’s husband?

Shari was married to Yitzhak Aharon (Ira) Korff, a Boston-based Orthodox rabbi who is the father of her three children. The couple divorced in 1992.
Her three children – Kimberlee, 41, Brandon, 39, and Tyler, 37 – now serve on the National Amusements board, ensuring the business stays within the family.
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Shari was certainly born into wealth and privilege, but also supports worthy philanthropic causes. Speaking at an event in 2022 celebrating the establishment of the Sumner M. Redstone Endowed Chair in Health Equity, she said, “When I think about my family’s experience, I know how lucky we have been. The reality, however, is that for far too many people, access to high-quality, comprehensive care remains out of reach. And that is a detriment to society as a whole. That is why Mass General’s efforts to eliminate health inequities are so exceptional.”
In Arianna Huffington’s profile of Shari for Time, she wrote, “Shari is a true trailblazer, and whatever she does next, it will be a sequel well worth watching.”


Meet Shari Redstone, the millionaire exec behind Paramount: the US media mogul faces a multibillion-dollar debt and feuds with her father Sumner may have inspired HBO’s hit show Succession …

Shari Redstone is one of America’s most powerful women in the media business, inheriting the legacy of her father Sumner Redstone’s billion-dollar empire. Photo: Getty Images

Shari Redstone was responsible for the merger between CBS and Viacom that resulted in Paramount. Photo: AP

Shari Redstone’s father is Sumner Redstone, former exec chairman of Viacom Inc and CBS Corporation who passed away in 2020. Photo: AP

Shari Redstone was one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020. Photo: Getty Images

 Shari Redstone (right) was named one of Variety’s Power of Women Class of 2017. Photo: @metrosocietyph/Instagram

Shari Redstone follows the kashrut law and frequently brings her own lunch to meetings. Photo: @gelilapuck/Instagram

The father-daughter pair of Sumner Redstone and Shari Redstone. Photo: Getty Images

Shari Redstone and her son, Brandon Korff, from her marriage to Yitzhak Aharon (Ira) Korff. Photo: Getty Images

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The family drama between Shari and her entertainment titan father Sumner Redstone, former CBS and Viacom exec chairman, is said to have inspired the hit HBO show Succession
Her business manoeuvres resulted in the merger that led to Paramount, but recent news suggests that her father’s media empire, which she inherited, may be headed for a buyout


Meet the media mogul who broke free of her father Sumner Redstone’s shadow, and once controlled a US$30 billion empire – but may be headed for a buyout
