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Last September, private jets buzzed over the states, mountains and deserts, met by convoys

of blacked-out SUVs.

Inside, Rupert Murdoch and his four adult children, gathering behind closed doors to try to settle a bitter family feud.

A succession battle in Nevada over the future of one of the world's most powerful media empires might remind you of an award-winning TV drama.

Succession, anyone?

Billionaire publisher, Rupert Murdoch, wants just one of his children to succeed him,

and three of his other kids are trying to stop him from doing that.

The saying goes, Vegas is where you get married, Reno is where you get divorced.

And whilst this wasn't technically a divorce, this was a climactic moment in the Murdoch Empire succession battle

that pit Rupert and his chosen son Lachlan versus his three siblings, James, Elizabeth,

and Prudence. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch arriving Monday for evidentiary hearings as he tries

to change the terms of his family trust. Now, a year on, a massive financial settlement has been reached

that cements Loughlin's control of the family media empire.

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