The Murdoch family trust, as it currently stands, came about because of a divorce. When Rupert split up with his second wife, Anna Torv, in 1999, he seemingly got off relatively scot-free.

The Fox and News Corp. titan is locked in a legal feud with his more-liberal children over attempts to consolidate power under Lachlan.

Rupert Murdoch is a married man — for the fifth ... two weeks after he finalized his divorce from his second wife, Anna Maria ...

open image in gallery Rupert Murdoch with his second wife Anna Maria Torv and daughter Elisabeth at their home in Sussex Gardens, London, in 1969 (Getty) First came the News of the World phone ...

Rupert Murdoch's media empire, including Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, faces a succession struggle as he steps down as chairman. Murdoch's plan to hand control to his eldest son Lachlan ...