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One of America's most powerful female executives controls a $30 billion media empire — and she still faces surprising harassment in the workplace

As vice chair of CBS Corporation and Viacom and president of National Amusements, Shari Redstone is one of the most prominent female media executives in America. But her significance in the industry doesn't guarantee respect, Keach Hagey reported in an adapted excerpt from her book "The King of Content: Sumner Redstone’s Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire."

  • Shari Redstone is one of the most prominent female media executives in America.
  • She still faces surprising misogyny and harassment in the workplace, according to a new book by a Wall Street Journal reporter.
  • According to an adapted book excerpt and a lawsuit filed by Redstone, a CBS director grabbed Redstone's face and and acted in a bullying manner.

As vice chair of CBS Corporation Viacom and National Amusements, Shari Redstone is one of the most prominent female media executives in America.

But her significance in the industry doesn't guarantee respect, Keach Hagey reported in an adapted excerpt from her book "The King of Content: Sumner Redstone’s Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire."

In her book, Hagey describes the misogyny and harassment Redstone says she has faced over her decades-long career in the media business.

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At the Super Bowl in 2017, for example, Redstone claims she had a problematic interaction with CBS Corp director Charles Gifford. Gifford later apologized and said that he did the same thing to his daughters when he wanted their attention, the complaint said.

"I remember greeting her and giving her a quick hug, just like I would my own family. I am very disappointed Shari felt our encounter was any more than this," he said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal.

But the anecdote in Hagey's book, which charts Redstone's career and the falling out she had with her media mogul father Sumner Redstone, isn't the only instance of such alleged behavior.

Comparing Redstone to Katherine Graham, the former publisher of the Washington Post, Hagey says both women were disrespected by men in the industry.

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