Rupert Murdoch “shuffled his media empire’s executives” by promoting his 42-year-old son, Lachlan, to co-chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox. Congratulations to both.
Britain’s Phone-Hacking Trial: Everything You Need to Know
This morning marked the official start of the long-anticipated U.K. trial of two former News of the World editors (and a few other peripheral individuals) for several criminal charges of conspiring to obstruct justice, hacking a murdered child’s cell phone, and interfering with a police investigation. Predicted to…
Did Rebekah Brooks Fuck Rupert Murdoch and His Son Lachlan?
The long-awaited criminal trial of former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, who face conspiracy charges related to hacking the phones of murder victims and celebrities alike, is slated for this September. According to a rumor spreading around News Corp, things could get salacious.
Rupert Murdoch Caught on Tape: “We Will Hit Back”
ExaroNews a British investigative web site, has just published the full transcript of a secretly recorded meeting between media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the staff of The Sun, a U.K. tabloid owned by News Corp., in which Murdoch admitted that he was aware for decades that journalists from his newspapers had been…
Rupert Murdoch Asexually Reproduces, Squirts Out Newspaper Company
Ink may run in Rupert Murdoch's icy veins, but he's dumping his first love—newspapers—for the bitch-whore of film. News Corp. announced today that all of its newspapers and publishing assets (the dying, scandal-ridden ones) will be spun off into a new stand-alone company called Papers'n'Shit, leaving its film and…
Murdoch Siblings Work Out Their Daddy Issues in Family Therapy
According to Sarah Ellison's new Vanity Fair story on the Murdoch clan, available in pdf form here, Rupert Murdoch's children hired a family counselor to help them work through the delicate issue of which one of them will wrestle News Corporation from their father's cold, dead embrace.
Murdochs Would Be Embarrassed by Shareholder Vote if They Felt Shame
No one likes James Murdoch! Not his dad—News Corp CEO Rupert, who's not pleased with James' handling of "hackgate"—and not independent News Corp shareholders, three-quarters of whom voted against returning James to the board of directors.
Scenes From a Mogul
Ever wanted to act out a Murdoch family drama with your friends? Did you always fight with your kid brother over who got to play Lachlan during your childhood games of News Corp?
Australia's Next Top Model Crowns Wrong Winner on Live TV
The most awkward thing that can happen on a live reality TV finale happened today: Sarah Murdoch, daughter-in-law of Rupert and host of Australia's Next Top Model, crowned the wrong winner. Two minutes of cheering later, she realized her error.
The Green Hornet Will Be Just Like Every Other Action Comedy Ever
In the new trailer for this January's adaptation of the comic book The Green Hornet, Seth Rogen cracks jokes, plays off a stoic sidekick, and blows stuff up. We have seen this movie so many times before.
• Nielsen has concluded a deal to sell handful of trade titles like The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard to a consortium of investors that includes Jimmy Finkelstein and Guggenheim Partners. Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan was once part of the investor group, but ended up dropping out. [AdWeek, NYP, LAT]
• Nielsen also…
UPDATED: The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Sold, Editor & Publisher and Kirkus Are Shuttered
The New York Post and Paid Content report that Nielsen Communications' $70 million sale of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, and other trades to an investor group is done, but that Lachlan Murdoch dropped out at the last minute.
Luke Russert in Failed Candy-For-Influence Scheme
In your miserable Wednesday media column: Luke Russert tries some politricks, the New York Times tells black people what to buy, Lachlan Murdoch sells out, Time Magazine is unafraid to take a bold listicle stand, and a new Gatecrasher columnist.
• Another ex-Post staffer has filed a salacious lawsuit against the paper. [HP]
• Yet another magazine is no more. Giant gave up the ghost today. [Gawker]
• Rupert Murdoch's son, Lachlan Murdoch, is teaming up with media investor Jimmy Finkelstein to bid on a handful of media trade titles owned by Nielsen, including …
What Is Lachlan Murdoch Building in There?
Is Lachlan Murdoch gearing up for an Oedipal struggle with the media-titan father who cut him out of the family business and exiled him to Australia? And if not, then why on earth is he buying the Hollywood Reporter?
Inside Lachlan Murdoch's $21 Million Mansion
Rupert Murdoch's oldest son Lachlan and wife Sarah have landed a mansion in the inner suburbs of Sydney. Here are the sort of digs being an heir to the News Corp. family fortune buys you.
Remainders: Rupert Murdoch's Got to Be Behind This ... Somehow
- Lachlan Murdoch's former lair at 11 Spring St. gets ready for its last close-up before being turned into soulless, bloodsucking condos. [Curbed]
- Daniel Radosh thinks the Ethicist's advice about kiddie porn is completely bonkers. The Unethicist's advice is, however, another story. [Radosh.net]
- NYT City section reporters…
O Lamentable Day! Lachlan Loves Australia
Yesterday was a beautiful day, with blue skies and unseasonable warmth. The birds sang, children danced, and our hearts were full of love as we learned that Lachlan Murdoch might return to New York and resume his role at News Corp. We cried tears of joy, hopeful for the possibility that the most luscious mogul would…
Lachlan Has Not Forsaken Us!
The weather today is expected to be gorgeous, with the fall sun brightly shining, warming our flesh and our hearts one last time before the leaves turn. Children skip through the streets, pleasant music drifts from the windows of friendly neighbors, and your morning coffee is served with an earnest hug. There's magic…
Remainders: Lachlan Sells 11 Spring Street
• Lachlan Murdoch sells 11 Spring Street for an undisclosed sum. That's it. He's gone. And so the dream of carrying his baby in our waiting womb dies. [The Real Estate]
• When Corcoran starts using babies to sell multimillion-dollar lairs, it's time to get those tubes tied. [Copyranter]
• Vogue warhorses so old,…
