Flipboard Culture Desk<p>It's a pervasive rumor that "Succession" is based on media mogul Rupert Murdoch and family (supposedly when he divorced fourth wife Jerry Hall, she was banned from giving story ideas to the HBO show's writing team as part of the settlement). According to a new story from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@TheAtlantic" class="u-url mention">@<span>TheAtlantic</span></a></span>, the real-life drama is as Machiavellian and cutthroat as on screen. McKay Coppins interviewed second son James and his wife Kathryn, about being a Murdoch, Fox, Brexit, Trump, the family trust that blew everything apart, and the "Succession" connection. Story may be paywalled.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/22DCKz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/22DCKz</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RupertMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RupertMurdoch</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Succession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Succession</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/JamesMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JamesMurdoch</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FoxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FoxNews</span></a></p>