With Murdoch family court case set to be televised, sons argue who is ‘more of a Kendall’
As Rupert Murdoch fights plans to televise an upcoming legal battle that pits him and eldest son Lachlan against the other three Murdoch children for future control over the family empire – relations between Lachlan and James have devolved to arguing over the traits they share with fictional characters from hit TV show, Succession.
The 93-year-old billionaire is trying to change the terms of his family trust to hand sole control to his eldest son, Lachlan, after he eventually passes away.
The Murdoch brothers
Murdoch’s three youngest children – James, Elisabeth and Shiv — feel they are being sidelined by the decision, and will fight the succession plan changes in an explosive two-week court battle set to be televised.
With a two-week Court TV series on the cards, Lachlan and James have taken to mocking each other over who will be seen as “the Kendall”, referring to character Kendall Roy from the popular series Succession, itself said to be heavily based on the Murdoch family.
Kendall Roy
Dr. Mumbo can reveal one heated exchange between the two brothers during which Lachlan responded to James’ taunt of “being the Kendall” by saying James “isn’t even a Cousin Greg”.
The exchange rattled James, who yelled “I’m clearly the Culkin”, to which Lachlan responded “he isn’t even the good Culkin”, noting the elder Culkin brother was recently honoured with a Hollywood Wall of Fame Star, before listing a number of highlights from his filmography.
This is a developing story.
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Can they just do us all a favour and cash out, b*gger off and let the good citizens of the world repair some of the damage these apparent scoundrels have caused over the years? Imagine if these tabloid peddlers actually pushed a cause for good in the world!?
“Murdoch’s three youngest children – James, Elisabeth and *Shiv*”