93-year-old Rupert Murdoch engages in a secret legal battle with three children over his media empire's future, aiming to secure Lachlan as successor.
93-year-old Rupert Murdoch is locked in a secret legal battle against three of his children, Lachlan, James, and Elisabeth, over the future of the Murdoch family's vast media empire. Murdoch has moved to change the terms of the family's irrevocable trust to ensure that his eldest son and chosen successor, Lachlan, remains in charge of television networks and newspapers after his death. The other four siblings will lose their equal voices in the company's future under the proposed changes. This legal battle will determine the future of one of the most politically influential media companies in the English-speaking world.
July 24, 2024
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