Rupert’s shocking decision was the climax of a succession battle that had pitted James and Lachlan, born just 15 months apart ...

Robert Thomson, a close ally of Rupert Murdoch and CEO of the media titan’s News Corp, said the initial “turmoil” of Donald ...

That’s where our story begins. Rupert Murdoch wasn’t born into power. He took it. Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1931, Keith Rupert Murdoch was the son of Sir Keith Murdoch, a respected ...

Rupert Murdoch turns 93 today (March 11 ... A native of Australia, Murdoch inherited a chain of newspapers from his father, Keith Murdoch, a former war correspondent, in 1952 at age 22.

That dispute pits Rupert Murdoch and his chosen successor ... would inherit the Murdoch empire left by his father, Sir Keith. It would stick in Lachlan’s craw, no doubt, to pay full price ...

Though Prudence and Liz are Rupert Murdoch’s eldest children, their gender meant they were never considered genuine heirs to the throne. The hit HBO show was said to be based on the ...

During a five-hour deposition in Nevada last September as James, Liz and Prue opposed Rupert’s proposed change to stop the trust being split between the four eldest Murdoch siblings as had ...

Keith Rupert Murdoch. “And there is significant risk of chaos where there is no clear understanding of how the children will vote the trust shares.” As Liz’s representative on the trust ...

Photo shows Rupert Murdoch looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression. Rupert Murdoch wanted to give son Lachlan future control over his empire by stripping power from his other children.

If there’s one name synonymous with media power, political influence, and high-stakes family drama, it’s Rupert Murdoch. The man is more than just a billionaire media tycoon—he’s a kingmaker.