Thank goodness publisher Rupert Murdoch has lived long enough to suffer two big defeats.
They came in within a month of each other.
But you won’t read or hear about them on Fox News or in the NY Post.
Today, Murdoch had to settle a phone hacking lawsuit with Prince Harry. It’s a total embarrassment. The 93 year old had to apologize to Harry publicly for harassing not only the Prince but his late mother, Diana.
This is sweet revenge for Harry, whose life has been turned upside down by the British press.
That’s not Murdoch’s only big loss. Last month, his effort to change his family trust was denied by a Nevada commissioner.
Rupert — in a move straight out of “Succession” — thought he’d leave son Lachlan totally i charge of his media properties and cut out his three other adult children. It didn’t work.
The 96 page report was brutal, accusing Rupert and Lachlan of acting in “bad faith.” Now, when Rupert dies — which could take up to 10 years, James, Prudence, and Elisabeth can help dismantle the far right wing flood of lies that has been the cornerstone of Fox News for decades.
This was not about money. It was about ideology. The three other siblings are far more centrist than Lachlan. James has worked hard to make himself part of normal society, and not an enemy of intelligent people.
As for the NY Post, who knows what will happen when Murdoch finally shuffles off this mortal coil? Would it survive without fictitious scandals and invasive reporting? (And frankly, we would all miss it, wouldn’t we?)
Here’s the apology again:
