Locked in a fight over the patriarchy Rupertis to the right of A global media empireThe Murdoch clan is fighting to keep its succession tussle a legal secret. So secretive, in fact, that their legal battles don’t even appear on the public court schedule.
That may change soon.
In July, The New York Times informed That Murdoch, 93, filed an application late last year to amend the family trust to give exclusive control to his eldest son and 52-year-old anointed successor. Movement. Before that, his four eldest children were to get equal voting shares.
Three siblings out in the cold – James, Elizabeth and Prudence – are blindsided by their father’s betrayal of Shakespeare and join forces to stop him and his brother.
Nevada Probate Commissioner, The times It was reported in June that the Murdoch family could go ahead with reforming the trust if it could show it was acting in good faith and in the best interests of its heirs.
Rupert is said to believe that the Rupert Kool-Aid drinker Lachlan, unlike his more moderate siblings, is uniquely equipped to run the family media empire because he will maintain his authoritarian conservative worldview.
Last September, after his father resigned, he was appointed chairman of News Corporation and Fox Corporation, the parent company of Fox News. While Lachlan’s Fox Flirted at first With Trump alternatives like Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, the network swung back to support Donald Trump When it became clear that he would win the Republican nomination.
documents times The review pointed out that Rupert is arguing that handing over control to someone else will threaten the brands and their commercial value, thus crowning Lachlan the most sage business decision.
James, in particular, has fallen away from the orthodox family tree, donation Millions for progressive causes.
A trial to determine whether Murdoch is acting in good faith is expected to begin sometime this month. times But even the most rudimentary details of the family’s legal dilemmas are being kept under seal in Nevada.
On Wednesday, the newspaper joined The Associated Press, National Public Radio, The Washington PostReuters, and CNN to file a motion to initiate the action in the state’s Second Judicial District Court.
“Nevada courts are accountable to the public, and the public is entitled to know whether the trusts at issue are being administered in accordance with the law,” the motion reads.
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