Thats created a rift with the other three siblings, who are trying to block him.
Prudence is Murdochs eldest daughter from his first wife, Patricia Booke.
Lachlan, Elisabeth and James are his children from Anna Torv.
From left: James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch.Getty
He fears his more liberal leaning offspring might attempt to oust Lachlan and change the companys editorial direction.
They could do that, with three votes to Lachlans one.
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According to a probate document viewed by the Times, the process is underway.
He says he is doing just that.
Only Lachlan attended Murdochs recent wedding to his fifth wife in California.
So did Bill Barr, the times said, an attorney general under Presidents George H.W.
Elisabeth has also worked in the family business.
He launched an investment firm called Lupa, whose assets include Tribeca Festival parent Tribeca Enterprises.
Fox referred a query on the current situation to law firm Sheppard Mullin, which has not yet responded.
