Rupert Murdoch has won a protracted legal battle to ensure his son Lachlan controls the family empire after his passing.Over the past few years, 94-year-old Murdoch has been battling out in court to ensure that Lachlan will retain full control of his father’s media empire, which includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The Times of London. Fox Corp and News Corp both confirmed on Monday long-running dispute over the Murdoch family trust had been settled.Under the new arrangement, the previous structure of the trust is being dismantled.According to legal documents obtained by the The New York Times, Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch, and James Murdoch, will now exit the business entirely.Their report provides more details:Under the terms of the deal, Lachlan’s three oldest siblings will receive $1.1 billion each for all their shares in the empire, according to the person with knowledge of the negotiations.Those shares are currently held in the existing family trust, which will be dissolved. This amounts to roughly 80 percent of the value of their stock at the close of trading Friday.As part of the agreement, the ongoing litigation between Rupert and Lachlan, 54, and the three siblings over the trust will end.A new Murdoch family trust will be created that will include Lachlan and his two younger sisters, Grace and Chloe.That trust will hold the controlling stake in the two main Murdoch media companies, Fox Corporation and News Corp.The agreement means that Murdoch’s titles, most notably Fox News, will be safe from the left-wing ideology of his other children.The most vocal of his children is his son James, who last year announced that he and his wife would be voting for Kamala Harris and has long donated to the Democratic Party and other progressive causes.Lachlan Murdoch buys out his siblings, will control Fox for decades to come. Huge win if you care about a true marketplace of ideas in the country, it’s basically Fox vs every other left wing legacy media outlet in TV & newspapers.— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 8, 2025Lachlan, meanwhile, is known to share his father’s right-leaning views and intends on keeping the conservative bent intact.Rupert Murdoch stepped down as chairman of News Corporation and is now serving as its chairman emiritus. He an estimated net worth of around $20 billion. The post Rupert Murdoch Wins Bid to Protect Media Empire From His Left-Wing Children appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.