Pursuits
Sumner Redstone Says Trustees Back Ouster of Viacom’s Dauman
- Dauman wants quick ruling on claim he was improperly removed
- Redstone says Dauman, Abrams ‘miscalculated’ his resolve
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Sumner Redstone said the majority of the trustees who will one day oversee his $40 billion media empire support his ouster of Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman from the trust.
The backing of four out of seven trustees means Dauman and Viacom director George Abrams will be off the trust, and off the board of his National Amusements holding company, even if they were to prevail in their lawsuit challenging their removal, according to Redstone’s filing Friday in a Massachusetts probate court in Canton.