Lachlan Murdoch arrives in Sydney for defamation case against Crikey

Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch had a decidedly casual look when he arrived in Sydney on a private jet on Tuesday.

The Fox Corporation CEO dressed for comfort in a baggy navy T-shirt, brown pants and sneakers as he made his way through the busy airport.

The son of press mogul Rupert Murdoch was escorted through security and had his hands full with two carry-on bags.

The billionaire looked relaxed as he disembarked from his $90 million private jet and meandered through the arrivals hall like any other traveler.

He completed his look with a wristwatch and also showcased his rarely seen tribal tattoo on his left arm.

Murdoch looked calm as he made his way through the crowd, but Murdoch’s arrival in Sydney coincides with his legal proceedings against an Australian left-wing news website.

The CEO of Fox Corporation dressed for comfort in a baggy navy T-shirt, brown pants and sneakers

The billionaire looked relaxed as he got off his $90 million private plane and meandered through the arrivals hall like any other traveler

Murdoch alleges that an article published by the website Crikey made baseless, defamatory suggestions that he was colluding with Donald Trump to overthrow the US government.

In a defamation lawsuit filed in Federal Court last month, Mr. Murdoch is suing a June 29 op-ed by political editor Bernard Keane about the Trump hearings and the January 6 Capitol riot.

In the piece, which was widely shared on social media, Keane called the former US president a “treacherous” and a “traitor unhinged” and suggested that the Murdoch family, who own and control Fox News, are an “unindicted co-conspirator.” ‘ is.

Press mogul Rupert Murdoch’s son was escorted by security

Although the article did not mention Lachlan Murdoch by name, but instead refers to the Murdoch family, the Fox executive chairman alleges he has been vilified and has suffered serious damage to his reputation.

“Murdoch has been seriously wounded in his character, personal reputation and professional reputation as a businessman and business executive and has suffered and will continue to suffer considerable pain, suffering and shame,” documents he filed with the court say.

The lawsuit is against the publisher behind the Crikey masthead, Private Media, as well as Keane and editor-in-chief Peter Fray.

Mr Murdoch said he had not been approached for comment prior to the June 29 article and subsequent related pieces published on the Crikey website, and that he had complained to Private Media only four times in a five-year period.

He also demands injunctions against the publication and promotion of the allegedly defamatory articles.

His arrival in Sydney coincides with his legal proceedings against the news website Crikey