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Judge rejects Rupert Murdoch’s bid to pass Fox News solely to his son


A probate commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s efforts to change his family trust to give one of his sons control of his media empire and ensure Fox News maintains its conservative editorial orientation, according to a sealed document obtained by The New York Times.

In a decision filed on December 7, the Nevada probate commissioner concluded that Mr. Murdoch and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, acted in “bad faith” in seeking to modify the irrevocable trust, the New York Times reported in December. 9.

The trust divides control of the company equally between Rupert Murdoch’s four children – Prudence, Elizabeth, Lachlan and James – after his death. Lachlan Murdoch has been president of Fox News and News Corp since late last year, when his father stepped down from his position.

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