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Sumner Redstone Delighted to Be Accused of Bribery

Last month, the Daily Beast’s Peter Lauria reported that crotchety 87-year-old media baron Sumner Redstone was forcing MTV to run a reality show about a sexy (but terrible) unknown girl band called the Electric Barbarellas, with whom he is hilariously obsessed. Then, on Monday, Redstone left a message for Lauria demanding a “reward” for the name of his confidential source (you can hear the delightful voice mail here). A Viacom source tells the Post today, “Sumner wants to be consequential. Sumner is really proud of what he did. This guy is loving it … He likes people to know he’s still alive.” The Electric Barbarellas will certainly be impressed. [Page Six/NYP]

Sumner Redstone Delighted to Be Accused of Bribery