Update: Rupert Murdoch has suffered a rare defeat with a Nevada court official denying the 93-year-old media mogul’s wish to alter his family trust in favor of his eldest son Lachlan. While the ...

Rupert Murdoch Loses Succession Battle, Nevada Official Rules, Cites Mogul’s “Bad Faith” On Family Trust; Appeal Coming, Lawyer Tells NYT – Update. By Dominic Patten.

Rupert Murdoch stepped down from his media empire last year, handing the reins to his son Lachlan. But a Succession-like intrafamily battle is playing out among Murdoch's eldest children.

Media scion Rupert Murdoch and his children are the basis of the fictional Roy family on the HBO hit series 'Succession' Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Yup, it was right out of "Succession": Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan, fighting three other Murdoch children in court. Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch have lost that case — for now.

Thanks to billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s outsize personality, his vast sway within the news industry and his role as a kingmaker in conservative politics, there’s long been heightened interest ...

Rupert Murdoch was attempting to carry out what was essentially a coup against his own heirs to secure his favored eldest son, Lachlan, as his successor. His failure to achieve this, at the hands ...

Rupert Murdoch is living a real life episode of “Succession” as three of his four children fight his attempts to adjust the family trust to leave eldest son Lachlan in charge following his death.

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox, News Corp. Succession Family Drama Is Headed to Court. The media mogul wants to amend his trust to give son Lachlan more control – and James, Elisabeth and Prudence are ...

Rupert Murdoch is in a 'Succession'-style rift with his kids over his media empire. Murdoch and his son Lachlan are attempting to maintain his empire's conservative swing following his eventual death.

Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Battle for Control of Fox News Begins in Nevada. In an obscure courtroom, a judge will decide who inherits the keys to a sprawling media empire.

In Rupert Murdoch’s 2023 announcement that he was stepping down as chairman of Fox and News Corp., he emphasized that he and Lachlan see the world the same way and intend to keep fighting the ...