Report: Tom Benson ‘wept’ while reading letter in which he disowned family

A Louisiana judge ruled on Thursday that New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson was within his right mind when he decided to cut his daughter, Renee, and two grandchildren, Ryan and Rita LeBlanc, out of both his business and personal life.

While mentally competent from a legal standpoint, the 87-year-old has clearly been bothered by the way things have unfolded.

The New Orleans Advocate provided an inside look into what was a closed-door trial, with Benson not taking the witness stand and meeting with Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese and attorneys privately on multiple occasions. Renee, Ryan and Rita had argued that Benson’s decisions were the result of manipulation from his…