Elisabeth Murdoch

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Murdoch Wins Victory Over Media Groups' Fight for Access

Nevada judge rejects petition to unseal case on media mogul's legal battle with family members

(Newser) - Want the inside scoop on the "secret" Murdoch family legal battle that isn't such a secret anymore? We hate to disappoint, but you might be in the dark for a while. Patriarch Rupert Murdoch, 93, appears set on leaving his media empire, which includes Fox News and the...

Report: Murdoch Family Is Fighting a Secret Legal Battle

3 of his 4 oldest children are fighting efforts to give Lachlan control after Rupert's death

(Newser) - The HBO drama Succession concluded after four seasons, but the real-life version appears to be set for a much longer run. The New York Times reports that 93-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch has become estranged from three of his four oldest children amid a secret legal battle over the future...

Rupert Murdoch's Mother Dead at 103
 Rupert Murdoch's 
 Mother Dead at 103 
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Rupert Murdoch's Mother Dead at 103

Elisabeth Murdoch was a patron of the arts

(Newser) - Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of media mogul Rupert, has died at her Australia home at age 103, the Australian reports. Murdoch was an 18-year-old debutante when a photo of her in a magazine was spotted by editor Keith Murdoch, 42. The newspaperman and his wife were married 24 years and...

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