Roger Ailes’s wife attacks the Murdochs

The widow of the former Fox News’ chairman gets personal.

Rupert Murdoch in the foreground, with his two sons Lachlan (left) and James (right), whom Elizabeth Ailes claimed her husband nicknamed “Tweedle Dumber” and “Tweedle Dumb”, respectively. Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images

Rupert Murdoch and his family have been roundly ridiculed and lambasted in the US media since Fox News agreed to settle a libel case filed by Dominion Voting Systems for $787m last month. But the latest criticism, from the wife of a former ally, will likely hurt more than most.

The widow of Roger Ailes, Fox News’ former chairman who stood down in 2016 amid sexual harassment allegations, has attacked the Murdoch family in the wake of the Dominion settlement and the sacking of Tucker Carlson.