Rupert Murdoch Wants Lachlan To Inherit Control Of Media Empire, Sparking Legal Battle With Other Children Report Deadline
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News Summary
- An irrevocable trust in place for years would hand control to four of them
- Murdoch the elder is trying to change that by ensuring that Lachlan, the current CEO of Fox, would remain in charge
- That’s created a rift with the other three siblings, who are trying to block him
- The trust controls Fox News and Fox Television parent Fox Corp
- and News Corp
HBOs Succession looks more and more like the House Of Murdoch, where Patriarch Rupert is fighting with three of his adult children over who will control the family media empire when he passes. An i [+2659 chars]
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