Phyllis Raphael News Today

The fierce billionaire was torn between a love for his family and the empire he built, and harboured some eccentric habits. Sound familiar?

Phyllis Raphael had been a widow for nine months when she bumped into retired bookseller Stan Leff outside a grocery store. He remembered her from a party they attended in 1974.

For Phyllis Raphael, 86, a chance meeting on the street turned into a get-together. Then came a date. A second and third followed. So did a love affair.

Redstones 15,355-square-foot mansion in exclusive gated Beverly Park section went on the market last Friday The ViacomCBS chairman first bought the home from Sylvester Stallone for $14.5 million in 2002 Mansion boasts an indoor pool, gym, home theater and library with an outdoor tennis court and infinity pool Redstone died in August at age 97, leaving assets of $3 billion following complicated inheritance battles Mansion is owned by his 2003 trust, with beneficiaries including his five grandchi...