Rupert Murdoch married retired marine biologist Elena Zhukova in California, the 93-year-old media mogul's fifth marriage, a spokesman stated on Sunday (June 2).
The marriage befell on Saturday at a Murdoch winery. Zhukova is 67 years previous. The couple began relationship final 12 months.
Murdoch resigned final 12 months as chairman of Information Corp and Fox, ending a seven-decade profession main a media empire that when spanned satellites, Hollywood studios, books, newspapers and tv stations on three continents.
The couple met by means of Murdoch's third spouse, Wendi Deng, in accordance with a Each day Mail report.
His fourth marriage, to actress and mannequin Jerry Corridor, resulted in divorce in 2022 after six years. Corridor was beforehand a long-time associate of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger.
Murdoch was briefly engaged final 12 months to former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, though the couple known as off the engagement weeks later. Vainness Honest reported on the cut up, citing a supply who stated Murdoch had turn into uncomfortable with Smith's outspoken evangelical views.
His marriage to Zhukova just isn’t anticipated to have an effect on a belief that owns 40 p.c of the voting shares of Information Corp and Fox, in accordance with a Monetary Occasions report.
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