Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards
CHRIS CAMERON/AFP via Getty Images A billionaire mogul patriarch who owns an enormous global media and entertainment conglomerate has several children, who are chomping at the bit to inherit his riches while vying for his attention. No, we’re not talking about HBO’s hit TV series “Succession” — we’re talking about Oracle cofounder and centibillionaire Larry Ellison and his six offspring. His firstborn, David Ellison, in particular, has already begun following his father’s footsteps, giving up a failing acting career in a bid to eventually take the helm of Paramount Skydance, which has a market cap of around $13.3 billion, in August. As detailed in a recent Vulture profile, attention to detail doesn’t appear to be the family patriarch’s strong suit. After spending tens of millions of dollars on a Florida safari park, he bought himself an enormous, 191-foot vessel — technically a downsize from his previous, 288-foot yacht — and named it “Izanami.” The name was reportedly inspired by a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology of the same name, the female creator of creation itself …
