Australia-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch tied the knot for the fifth time at the age of 93. Murdoch married his girlfriend Elena Zhukova (67) at his California vineyard and estate, Moraga, BBC reported. The media magnate exchanged vows with his 67-year-old bride Elena, who is a retired biologist. According to reports, Murdoch's relationship with Zhukova began shortly after his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, a former police officer ended abruptly in April 2023.
Zhukova, who hails from Russia, immigrated to the US and pursued a career in molecular biology before retiring. Murdoch has six children and has had a colorful marital history. His first marriage was to Patricia Booker, an Australian flight attendant, which ended in divorce in the late 1960s.
His second marriage, to Anna Torv, a newspaper reporter lasted for over 30 years before they divorced in 1999.
Also read: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch sent 11-word email to end marriage with 4th wife Jerry Hall
The media magnate then married Wendi Deng, which ended in 2013. His fourth wife was model Jerry Hall, known for her long-term relationship with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.
Murdoch, with a media empire including The Wall Street Journal and Fox News among other influential news outlets boasts a net worth of over $20 billion according to Forbes.
Australian by birth, Murdoch who has six children is chairman emeritus at News Corporation which owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the Sun, and the Times. He relinquished his chairmanship at Fox and News Corp in 2023 and handed over the business to his son Lachlan.
Murdoch and Zhukova reportedly crossed paths at a gathering hosted by Wendi Deng, who was married to Murdoch. The media titan's journey began in Australia during the 1950s, culminating in his acquisitions of UK newspapers News of the World and the Sun in 1969. He later expanded his empire with acquisitions such as the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal in the US. In 1996, he launched Fox News, now the most-watched TV news channel in the US. His media conglomerate, News Corp, founded in 2013, has hundreds of media outlets under its umbrella.
Murdoch's media career has been marred in controversy. He was embroiled in the UK phone-hacking scandal involving News of the World, which intruded voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.
Zhukova, who hails from Russia, immigrated to the US and pursued a career in molecular biology before retiring. Murdoch has six children and has had a colorful marital history. His first marriage was to Patricia Booker, an Australian flight attendant, which ended in divorce in the late 1960s.
His second marriage, to Anna Torv, a newspaper reporter lasted for over 30 years before they divorced in 1999.
Also read: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch sent 11-word email to end marriage with 4th wife Jerry Hall
The media magnate then married Wendi Deng, which ended in 2013. His fourth wife was model Jerry Hall, known for her long-term relationship with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.
Murdoch, with a media empire including The Wall Street Journal and Fox News among other influential news outlets boasts a net worth of over $20 billion according to Forbes.
Australian by birth, Murdoch who has six children is chairman emeritus at News Corporation which owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the Sun, and the Times. He relinquished his chairmanship at Fox and News Corp in 2023 and handed over the business to his son Lachlan.
Murdoch and Zhukova reportedly crossed paths at a gathering hosted by Wendi Deng, who was married to Murdoch. The media titan's journey began in Australia during the 1950s, culminating in his acquisitions of UK newspapers News of the World and the Sun in 1969. He later expanded his empire with acquisitions such as the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal in the US. In 1996, he launched Fox News, now the most-watched TV news channel in the US. His media conglomerate, News Corp, founded in 2013, has hundreds of media outlets under its umbrella.
Murdoch's media career has been marred in controversy. He was embroiled in the UK phone-hacking scandal involving News of the World, which intruded voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.
First Published: Jun 2, 2024 11:37 PM IST
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