UPDATE 1-Sumner Redstone to put shareholders first in deciding fate of board, CEO
May 27, 2016 at 14:51 PM EDT
May 27 (Reuters) - A spokesman for Sumner Redstone wrote in an emailed statement on Friday that the media mogul would act in "the best interests of shareholders," when asked about whether the media mogul will take action to remove Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman and the company's board of directors.