Rupert Murdoch, 92, turned engaged to his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, a spokesperson stated on Thursday (March 7), marking his fifth journey down the aisle.
The marriage will happen in California, at Murdoch's winery and property, Moraga stated, a spokesperson stated.
The upcoming nuptials come simply months after Murdoch resigned as chairman of Fox and Information Corp, ending a profession spanning greater than seven many years on the helm of a sprawling media empire.
The New York Instances, which first reported the information, stated Zhukova, who’s from Moscow, is 67 years outdated. She is a retired molecular biologist whom Murdoch began courting in the summertime, she added.
They met by way of Murdoch's third spouse, Wendi Deng, in line with a Every day Mail report.
Murdoch's most up-to-date marriage to actress and mannequin Jerry Corridor resulted in divorce in 2022 after six years. Beforehand, Corridor was a long-time companion of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger.
The media mogul was briefly engaged final yr to former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, though the couple referred to as off the engagement weeks later. Self-importance Truthful reported on the breakup, citing a supply who stated Murdoch had turn out to be uncomfortable with Smith's outspoken evangelical views.
Moraga, the place Murdoch will get married, is similar place the place Murdoch and Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger first mentioned Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox, a $71 billion deal that closed in 2019.
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