Rupert Murdoch has been watching too much 'Succession,' Brian Cox — the actor who played Logan Roy — joked as he weighed in on the media tycoon stepping down

Mon, 09/25/2023 - 06:11

Composite image of the actor Brian Cox as Logan Roy (Left) and Rupert Murdoch (Right) — Brian Cox as Logan Roy on "Succession," and Rupert Murdoch.
Macall Polay/HBO (Left) and Stefan Wermuth/Reuters (Right)

Brian Cox spoke with the BBC about his thoughts on Rupert Murdoch stepping back from chair of News Corp.
Cox recounted how Murdoch's son-in-law once asked if the "Succession" writers could "be a bit nicer."
Cox, who played a character inspired by Murdoch, criticized the tycoon's ability to "manipulate" politics.

Brian Cox, who played the Rupert Murdoch-esque CEO of a media conglomerate in "Succession," criticized the former News Corp chair in an interview with the BBC on Sunday.