LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the British phone hacking scandal unraveled this summer, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch told his son James that he should take a leave, but he changed his mind after a sleepless night, according to a new article in Vanity Fair.
The article, in the December issue due out Thursday, says Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth pushed the suggestion. It also says the family has been undergoing psychological counseling over who will succeed 80-year-old Rupert Murdoch to run the media conglomerate.
The article on the family's struggle comes as James Murdoch, News Corp.'s 38-year-old deputy chief operating officer, faces increasing pressure over his handling of the affair. …
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