Media mogul Sumner Redstone filed for a divorce from his wife of five years, Paula Fortunato, on October 17, 2008. 85-year-old Redstone cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the divorce.Los Angeles Times: Viacom Inc's Sumner Redstone Files for Divorce (October 21, 2008)
TMZ.com reported that the couple's divorce was finalized on January 21, 2009.TMZ: Single and Ready to Mingle (January 22, 2009)
Redstone Files for Divorce
On October 17, 2008, Redstone filed for a divorce from his wife of five years. The pair were married in 2003 and they signed a prenuptial agreement which entitles Fortunato to at least $5 million, or $1 million for each year they were married. In the court papers, Redstone cited irreconcilable differences as reason for the divorce.Los Angeles Times: Viacom Inc's Sumner Redstone Files for Divorce (October 21, 2008)
The divorce was finalized on January 21, 2009.TMZ: Single and Ready to Mingle (January 22, 2009)
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Married Phyllis Gloria Raphael in 1947, divorced in 2002AskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
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Acquired Paramount Communications in 1993
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Acquired Blockbuster Entertainment and Aaron Spelling Productions
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$7.6 billion in 2007
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Divorce from Paula Fortunato was finalized on January 21, 2009TMZ: Single and Ready to Mingle (January 22, 2009)
