Rupert Murdoch's divorce settlement with Jerry Hall banned her from sharing story ideas with 'Succession' writers, report says

• Media mogul Rupert Murdoch abruptly divorced his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, last summer.  
• As part of the settlement, he banned Hall from giving story ideas to the "Succession" writing team, according to Vanity Fair. 
• The HBO show was largely inspired by the Murdoch family and turmoil around electing a successor. 

After media mogul Rupert Murdoch abruptly divorced his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, last summer, his team got to work on the settlement —  including a ban on giving story ideas to the writers of "Succession," according to a new report from Vanity Fair.