A new report from Vanity Fair peeks behind the curtain of Rupert Murdoch’s media dynasty—and seems to hint that hit HBO series 'Succession' has gotten under its patriarch’s skin.
“After interviewing dozens of people for this story, I was struck by how sad all the Murdochs seem,” reporter Gabriel Sherman writes forBeyond that, however, thereport also seems to indicate that Jesse Armstrong and his series have gotten under Murdoch’s skin. It apparently even factored into his divorce from Jerry Hall last year.
A source told Sherman that Rupert’s eldest son, Lachlan, once told his father that his younger son, James, had begun leaking stories toThe second mention of’s report feels even more personal. Sherman writes that Murdoch’s divorce settlement with Jerry Hall also included the stipulation that bars the model and actress from giving story ideas toArmstrong, meanwhile, has tamped down the notion that his story is based solely on one family.
in 2018. He added: “There’s loads of succession stories to draw on. We wanted to draw on all the good, rich stories there are about succession and about media and high politics.”cheekily asked if Armstrong was basing his series on the Murdochs and had a mole in their household, Armstrong once again rebuffed the idea. “The amazing thing about this stuff is that it’s everywhere,” he replied. “Sumner Redstone’s family. The Mercers. The Murdochs. Conrad Black.
“Hopefully, if you’re writing in the right area, you end up hitting reality,” Armstrong added at the time. “But there are no moles.”
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