Reporter looked into Rupert Murdoch's feud with his children. This is what he found

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Published 2024-07-25
The Murdoch family, famous for helming one of the world’s most influential news empires, is locked in a secret court battle over succession and control, according to a New York Times report citing sealed court documents. Jim Rutenberg, co-writer of "The Secret Battle for the Future of the Mudoch Empire" discusses the report. #CNN #news

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All Comments (21)
  • @iainmore3961
    Calling Rupert Murdoch a conservative is being polite about it.
  • @cotton-reel
    This season of Succession is gonna be wild!
  • @itsvictoroyedeji
    This is the REAL fight! His news platforms have messed up millions of minds.
  • @TheDrAstrov
    Rupert Murdoch is one of the world's leading villains, on par with Goebbels.
  • @cherylrleigh1912
    Kudos to Murdoch's second wife, Anna Murdoch Mann (1967-1999), and his third wife, Wendi Deng (1999-2013), for skillfully negotiating their divorce settlements to safeguard their children. That said, this should serve as a cautionary tale: an irrevocable trust can indeed be revocable if it includes a provision allowing for amendments, provided they are made in good faith.
  • @TiboFPS
    The fact that one family has so much sway makes them a monarchy and we don’t have monarchies in the United States.
  • @KleWdSide
    Geriatrics who have money always seem to live forever.
  • @thomasmoeller3446
    If Rupert is looking out for "the best interest and value of the company" then he should remove Lachlan from power. Under Lachlan's watch, Fox settled for $787.5 M payout for defaming a voting machine company. There remains ANOTHER case against Fox by another company for the same reason. Given how Fox capitulated on the first case, the expectation should be the second company should get at least as much, if not more in a settlement offer. THAT would be a rainiest hit to the Fox empire. Maybe that's why Fox unloaded the movie and film catalogue to Disney--to fund the major payouts incurred under Lachlan.
  • @jayluck8047
    “You, PICKED, Your, NOSE!!!” - Peanut, to Jef-fa-fa
  • @TaytesHugeCaulk
    Elon Musk — a man who has himself been described as a “cult leader” — said he won’t donate tens of millions of dollars to former President Donald Trump because he doesn’t subscribe to a “cult of personality.”
  • @BabyYoda230
    This is ridiculous, rich people fighting over money.
  • @Rebel_AF
    Greed really warps a man. He looks like Skeletor 💀💀💀
  • @R2_D3
    I'm in favor of Prudence, just because her parents named her that....:face-turquoise-covering-eyes: I' mean, how can you do that to a child! :body-blue-raised-arms: 🤣🤣