James (left), Elisabeth, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch in happier times.Credit: Getty Images The risks for Rupert were enormous: win or lose, he stood to blow up the already fraying fabric of the ...
The fight over the Murdoch family trust has deepened old fault lines. Lachlan was convinced that his three oldest siblings, led by James, were plotting to overthrow him when their father dies.
That dispute pits Rupert Murdoch and his chosen successor, eldest son Lachlan, against the three siblings Prudence, Elisabeth and James, in a battle for control of the Murdoch Family Trust ...