Carnival king accused of Winter Wonderland threat in family battle over 10m empire

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"The accusation against Joseph Manning senior emerged at London's High Court as his two sons, Clayton Manning and Joseph Manning Junior, claimed to be living in fear of their father - a veteran showman whose ancestor laid the foundations for the family empire after running a fairground peepshow in the 1850's. Bad blood developed between Joseph Snr and his two sons over control of the family business."

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