We may never learn exactly how crazy Tom Benson is

It's going to be a state secret, or something.

The courtroom will be closed to the public when lawyers for Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson and his daughter and grandchildren vie for control of Louisiana's largest personal fortune.

At a hearing Tuesday (May 19) in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Judge Kern Reese ruled in favor of a motion from Benson's legal team to seal all hearings in the case -- including a trial slated for next month that will determine whether the 87-year-old billionaire or his estranged daughter and grandchildren get control of the two sports franchises.

Strange, though, that despite the fact that she's (currently) next in line as owner of the Saints and Pelicans, everyone is fine with letting Gayle walk around publicly demonstrating exactly how nuts she is.