Benson wants daughter, grandkids to get ‘zero’

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NEW ORLEANS — Tom Benson’s vitriol toward his daughter and grandchildren was evident during a deposition given by the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner in March.

Benson said he would like to leave them “zero” in a family trust that had been set up for them. And when asked why, he replied, “Well, they tried to kill me for one thing.”

When asked, “How so?” Benson replied, “By picking on my wife and when I wasn’t feel[ing] very good, they were very hostile. “

“They attacked me, you got to know. That’s why I don’t want to leave them anything. OK?” Benson continued. “I found out they didn’t love me very much, trying to stab me in the back, wanted to take over everything, brought me to court saying I was crazy. You don’t need any more than that.”

Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson wants to leave nothing in a family trust for his daughter, Renee, and her children. Instead, he wishes to give complete control to his third wife, Gayle Benson (left), upon his death. Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports

Benson, 88, has been embroiled in a bitter legal battle with his daughter, Renee Benson, and his grandchildren, Rita LeBlanc and Ryan LeBlanc, since he announced plans in January 2015 to oust them …

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